%0 Journal Article
%@ 0021-1818 (Druck-Ausg.); 1613-0928 (Online-Ausg.)
%A Kiyanrad, Sarah
%C Berlin
%D 2018
%F heidok:32693
%I de Gruyter
%J Der Islam
%N 1
%P 65-90
%R 10.11588/heidok.00032693
%T Sasanian Amulet Practices and their Survival in Islamic Iran and Beyond
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/32693/
%V 95
%X As  an  element  of  material  culture  and  popular  belief,  amulets  reflect  the  religious  and  cultural  identity  of  their  producers  and/or  wearers.  However,  they may also testify to centuries-old iconographical (and textual) traditions. To remain effective and to meet the prevailing religious concepts of the time, those ancient amuletic iconographies and textual elements needed to be reinterpreted. This article takes a look into continuities between Sasanian and Islamic amulet culture in Iran, focusing on the technique of binding and sealing forces referred to on many Late Antique and Islamic amulets.
%Z Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. *** This publication is freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.