Martyrdom as Piety: Mysticism and Nation
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Seyed-Gohrab, Asghar
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Article
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2012
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
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German
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During the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), which claimed more than one million lives, concepts and metaphors from classical Persian mysticism were used to mobilize young people to go to the frontlines and to offer their lives. Concepts from medieval love mysticism were used to idealize martyrdom to such