Schitish ritual practices in the theological-psychological context (on the example of Shah’s-Vakh’s Ritual)
Journal: Minbar Islamic Studies
Year: 2019

The article offers an analysis of the Shiite ritual self-torture (Ashura or Shahsey-Wahsey) as seen in a psycho-emotional way. In the first instance, the author offers an analysis of the Ashura ritual itself, the attitude of the Sunnis towards it, as well as a special kind of performance, which grew out of it. The author also gives an interpretation of the ritual of self-torture as a psychological phenomenon and discusses possible reasons for irrational behavior of its participants and spectator