The Politics of Calendars: State Appropriations of the Contested Iranian Past
This paper seeks to investigate how commemorative practices, rituals, and holidays are invented, deployed, and recast for political and ideological purposes, to reinforce and sustain a particular narrative of national identity. It argues that the choice of particular moments of a country’s past to b...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/10/861 |