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In Memoriam Oleg Grabar (1929–2011) and Melanie Michailidis (1966–2013)Despite their distinct theological differences, Shiʿi and Sunni Muslims, followers of the two main branches of Islam, share a number of core beliefs including an allegiance to and love for the Prophet Muhammad and members of his family. For Shiʿi Muslims, reverence for the Prophet and allegiance to his household (Ahl al-bayt, ‘People of the House’), comprising his immediate family and their descendants, constitutes an essential principle of belief that has directly impacted how Shiʿi artists, rulers, patrons and ritual participants have conveyed their love and loyalty through material culture and religious ritual. The 22 chapters in this volume, richly illustrated with over 200 colour images, present a diversity of beliefs and practices expressed through the arts, architecture, material culture and ritual that spans Shiʿi history from the tenth century to the present day. With contributions from experts in the fields of anthropology, religious studies, art and architectural history, numismatics, film studies and contemporary art, the book also calls attention to the global diversity of the artistic and devotional expressions of Shiʿi Muslims from across Trinidad, Senegal, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, India and China. Additionally, some essays draw upon important female Shiʿi figures and female ritual practices and many chapters underscore the theme of love for the Ahl al-bayt beyond Sunni and Shiʿi demarcations. This work contributes to a growing body of scholarship dedicated to the religious arts and rituals of Shiʿi Muslims around the world.CONTENTS1.   Shiʿi art and ritual: contexts, definitions and expressionsFahmida Suleman and Shainool Jiwa2.  Are there Shiʿi forms of art?Oleg Grabar3.   The Shiʿi shrines of IraqJames W. Allan4.  Glorifying the Imamate: architecture and ritual in the Shiʿi shrines of SyriaYasser Tabbaa5.   Evanescent meaning: the place of Shiʿism in Fatimid mosquesJonathan M. Bloom6.  A Shiʿi building boom in 11th-century Qum: the case of the Bagh-i Sabz towersRobert Hillenbrand7.   Pilgrims and patrons: ziyāra under the Samanids and BavandidsMelanie Michailidis8.  Early Qurʾans ‘signed’ by the Shiʿi ImamsSheila R. Canby9.  Writing about faith: epigraphic evidence for the development of Twelver Shiʿism in IranSheila S. Blair10. The writing on the walls: selections from the Twelver Shiʿi epigraphs of Lucknow’s Hussainabad ImambaraHussein Keshani11. ʿAlī walī Allāh and other non-Qurʾanic references to the Ahl al-bayt on Islamic coinage before the Saljuq periodLuke Treadwell12. Between the past and the future: The fālnāma (book of omens) in the 16th and early 17th centuriesMassumeh Farhad13. Exploring Ahl al-bayt imagery in Qajar Iran (1785–1925)Maryam Ekhtiar14. Shiʿism and contemporary Iranian artVenetia Porter15. Dhu’ l-faqār and the OttomansZeynep Yürekli16. The Hand of Fatima: in search of its origins and significanceFahmida Suleman17. Lasting elegy: Shiʿi art and architecturePeter J. Chelkowski18. ʿArūze Qāsem – a theatrical event in Shiʿi female commemorative ritualsIngvild Flaskerud19. Cinema as a cultural reservoir for the Shiʿi performing art of taʿziyaNacim Pak-Shiraz20. Some historic taʿziyas of MultanTryna Lyons21. Chirogh rawshan: Shiʿi ceremonial practised by the Ismaili communities of Xinjiang ChinaAmier Saidula22. Building and performing Shiʿi Islam in Sufi Senegal: a photo essayMara A. LeichtmanVoir sur le site de l'éditeur