Middle Eastern studies
1 total work
This text examines how the massive orchestration of public myths and collective symbols propelled the Islamic revolution of 1978-9 and the war with Iraq that followed from 1980 to 1988. Employing a wealth of primary sources from various active organs of the Islamic Republic, the authors demonstrate how popular belief and ritual were converted into stamps, banknotes, posters and even chewing gum wrappers, and directed towards mass mobilization for revolution and war.