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  • 3 - Performing the Sacred

  • Yafa Shanneik, University of Birmingham
  • Book:
    The Art of Resistance in Islam
    Published online:
    06 January 2022
    Print publication:
    20 January 2022, pp 96-127

  • Summary

    The chapter discusses the various forms of the performativity of the political and examines the enactment of the Karbala paradigm through theatrical performances (tashabih) and the ritual of mashy ‘ala al-jamur (walking on hot coals). The individual and collective emotions that are generated through tashabih and their effect on the body play an important role. The emotional pain caused by the oral narration together with the visual performance and enactment of historical events are interwoven with the actual physical pain that is self-imposed through Shi‘i ritual practices. The reciprocal relation between emotions, the body, and visuality is discussed in more detail through examining this particular act of resistance.