Tomoko Morikawa. « A Study of the Pilgrimage to the Sacred ‘Atabāt ». Journal of Oriental Studies, 79, 2006, pp. 110-178. [in Japanese

Abstract

This brilliant paper illuminates broad and fundamental aspects of the ‘Atabāt pilgrimage, which was extremely prevalent in Qajar Iran, largely based on private journals and travel accounts of pilgrims. According to the author, in order to leave for the ‘Atabāt at the time, the time-honored overland route was commonly chosen: pilgrim bands from different parts of Iran crossed the border into Iraq via Kermānsāh and visited each of the shrines. The journey took much time, since, in spite of a gr...