Making Fatima’s Presence Visible: Embodied Practices, Shiʿi Aesthetics and Socio-Religious Transformations in Iran

Ancient Feminine Archetypes in Shi‘i Islam

“…In any case, it is important to understand reformist ideas in their own context; even if contemporary Iranian Shi'i culture encourages stronger public involvement for women, women are not idealized as being 'out there' in front of men or as competing side-by-side with men in most arenas. Nonetheless, for nuanced explorations of how feminine archetypes are negotiated by both state and non-state Shi'i authorities in Iran, see Szanto (2021) and Shanneik (2023) (among many other writings).…”