Shi’ism in Madrid: Muharram commemorations and the paradigm of Karbala

Hejazi, Hutan

doi:10.1080/13537903.2022.2049058

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“…They interact with the police, health inspectors, and others responsible for guaranteeing public order, health, and security. They participate in interfaith activities, neighborhood meetings, political protests, and other events that render their communities visible to the wider public (Griera, 2012; Hejazi, 2022). While these engagements often have practical objectives, they are also performative insofar as they provide occasions for religious representatives to shape the image and reputation of those they represent.…”

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confidence: 99%

Religious representation and performative citizenship: The civic dimensions of Shia lamentation rituals in Barcelona

2023

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In diasporic contexts, religious representatives play a key role as cultural ambassadors for their respective communities and religions. This article examines religious representation as a form of civic engagement among Shia Muslims who have assumed representational responsibilities in Barcelona. Our study focuses on their interactions with municipal authorities and the wider public amid the planning, organization, and enactment of public lamentation processions. We show how public rituals provide representatives of Barcelona’s main Shia community with a platform for ‘performative citizenship’ practices like claiming rights and demonstrating their deservingness of inclusion in the neighborhood, city, and nation. Yet, different representatives have engaged in distinct styles of representation and performative citizenship. In explaining these differences, we draw attention to how their respective migration trajectories, historical experiences, and sociostructural location have contributed to certain pressures, forms of positional awareness, and practical dispositions that account for their inclinations toward different approaches to civic engagement.

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confidence: 99%