The Concept and Practice of Ziyāra in Shia Islam

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This seminar will investigate the intricacies and substance of a work from the genre of ziyāra (visitational eulogy) of Imam al-Ḥusayn, an important body of devotional literature and liturgical practice in Twelver Shīʿism.

Date: 10 October 2023, 16:00
Venue: Andrew Pitt Room
Speaker: Shaikh Vinay Khetia (McMaster University)
Organising department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Organiser contact email address: imran.visram@sant.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Krisztina Lugosi