| ID | 177054 |
| Title Proper | Dialogues with the dead |
| Other Title Information | necropoetics of Zahra’s paradise |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Shams, Fatemeh |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | What can the poetry chosen for epitaphs on graves tell us about the political and cultural development of post-revolutionary Iran and the politics of death and dying under the Islamic Republic? This article explores contemporary Persian epitaph poetry as a valuable medium for understanding the socio-political dynamics of Iranian society. By analyzing the epitaphs of the Iran–Iraq war martyrs, who are buried in Zahra’s Paradise public cemetery in Tehran (Behesht-e Zahra), a new nomenclature can be established for the religious, political and socio-cultural ideas underpinning death and the afterlife. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol. 53, No.5-6; Sep-Dec 2020: p.893-909 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol: 53 No 5-6 |
| Key Words | Necropolitics ; Iran–Iraq War ; Necropoetics ; Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery |