Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . Distant Vikw of Hamadan and Mount Alvand. ^l-i^sJL-- Thk Musallah, Haiviadan GLIMPSES FROM AFAR 145 Lutf ullah, whom I hired at Bijar a couple of days previously, toserve also as a guard, because the Muharram festival was at itsheight and a Christians life is not altogether safe in some ofthe fanatical villages at this time, when the Shiite Mohamme-dans work themselves up to a religious frenzy in their lamenta-tions at the martyrdom of Husein, lacerating themselves withswords, knives, a
Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . Distant Vikw of Hamadan and Mount Alvand. ^l-i^sJL-- Thk Musallah, Haiviadan GLIMPSES FROM AFAR 145 Lutf ullah, whom I hired at Bijar a couple of days previously, toserve also as a guard, because the Muharram festival was at itsheight and a Christians life is not altogether safe in some ofthe fanatical villages at this time, when the Shiite Mohamme-dans work themselves up to a religious frenzy in their lamenta-tions at the martyrdom of Husein, lacerating themselves withswords, knives, and sharp stones and throwing themselves intoa state of pious mania. As a guide Lutfullah proved veryunsatisfactory and on the last day was so cruel to his horseand so disobedient to me that I was obliged to resort to forceand eject him from the courtyard of the caravansarai. He tookup a position outside the gateway, crouched half sulkily, halfthreateningly in a corner with his rifle, and awaited my comingout. I knew it was no time for hesitation, so I leaped on myhorse and rode through the gate. For a moment he wavered,casting a sullen, menacin
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