« Note sur l’iconographie shiite populaire », in : Michele Bernardini, Masashi Haneda and Maria Szuppe, eds., Eurasian Studies [Liber Amicorum : Études sur l’Iran médiéval et moderne offertes à Jean Calmard]. Vol. V/1-2, 2006, pp. 371-376.
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Colin P. Mitchell, « « Note sur l’iconographie shiite populaire », in : Michele Bernardini, Masashi Haneda and Maria Szuppe, eds., Eurasian Studies [Liber Amicorum : Études sur l’Iran médiéval et moderne offertes à Jean Calmard]. Vol. V/1-2, 2006, pp. 371-376. », Abstracta Iranica, ID : 10.4000/abstractairanica.30282
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In this short article, Vesel explores manifestations of popular Shi’ite belief through the phenomenon of bāzū band; these bāzū bands are armlets which profile a talismanic hand and are often worn by Shi’ites seeking favour from the Imams. One of the most recognizable icons of popular Shi’ism, the disembodied hand represents the narrative of Abū al-Faḍl al-‘Abbās, half-brother to Ḥusayn, who lost his arms and hands at Karbalā in 680 after trying to deliver water to the beleaguered Shi’ite camp...