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The Mourning of History and the History of Mourning: The Evolution of Ritual Commemoration of the Battle of Karbala

Ali Hussain's article in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, a Duke University Press journal, 2005, is peer-reviewed academic scholarship. Its strength is that it traces the historical evolution of Shia ritual commemoration of the Battle of Karbala, including the centrality of thirst and water symbolism to Ashura mourning practice, across pages 78 to 88. Its limit is the ordinary one for a focused journal article: it covers the specific historical development it sets out to trace, not the full range of Ashura practice worldwide.

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Tier one: a peer reviewed article in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, a Duke University Press journal, tracing the historical evolution of Shia ritual commemoration of the Battle of Karbala including thirst and water symbolism in Ashura mourning. Its limit is the ordinary one for a focused journal article: it covers the specific historical development it sets out to trace, not the full range of Ashura practice worldwide.
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Pages 78-88. Traces the evolution of Shia ritual commemoration of the Battle of Karbala, including the centrality of thirst and water symbolism to Ashura mourning practice. Use for the Euphrates fact's Ashura/Karbala clause.
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Author
Ali J. Hussain
Publisher
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (Duke University Press), vol. 25, no. 1
Publication Year
2005
Source Type
peer-reviewed article
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Africa, Continents

This source names Africa directly: "in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, a Duke University Press journal, 2005, is peer-reviewed academic scholarship."

Source The Mourning of History and the History of Mourning: The Evolution of Ritual Commemoration of the Battle of KarbalaAli J. Hussain
Asia, Continents

This source names Asia directly: "in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, a Duke University Press journal, 2005, is peer-reviewed academic scholarship."

Source The Mourning of History and the History of Mourning: The Evolution of Ritual Commemoration of the Battle of KarbalaAli J. Hussain
Karbala, Cities

This source names Karbala directly: "ritual commemoration of the Battle of Karbala, including the centrality of thirst and water symbolism to Ashura mourning practice, across pages 78 to 88."

Source The Mourning of History and the History of Mourning: The Evolution of Ritual Commemoration of the Battle of KarbalaAli J. Hussain
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds.
  • Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
  • Bodies of Water, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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