Reclaiming the Faravahar : Zoroastrian Survival in Contemporary Theran

Reclaiming the Faravahar Zoroastrian Survival in Contemporary Theran

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Reclaiming the Faravahar is an ethnographic study of the contemporary Zoroastrians in Tehran. It examines many public discursive and ritual performances to show how they utilize national, religious, and ethnic categories to frame the Zoroastrian identity within the longstanding conflict between Iran...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Fozi, Navid, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden Leiden University Press 2014
Leiden, [Netherlands] : 2014.
Colección:Iran studies.
Materias:
Islam > Relations > Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism > Relations > Islam.
Zoroastrianism > Rituals.
Zoroastrians > Iran > Tehran.
Theology & Religion
Culture of Iran
Iran
Iranian peoples
Mobad
Shia Islam
Zoroaster
Zoroastrianism
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433536306719
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Sumario:Reclaiming the Faravahar is an ethnographic study of the contemporary Zoroastrians in Tehran. It examines many public discursive and ritual performances to show how they utilize national, religious, and ethnic categories to frame the Zoroastrian identity within the longstanding conflict between Iranian Shi'a and Arab Sunnis, defining and defending Zoroastrians' identity and values in Shi'i dominated Iran.
Notas:Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.) -- Boston University, 2011.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789087282936
9789400601871

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