Reclaiming the Faravahar Zoroastrian Survival in Contemporary Theran
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden
Leiden University Press
2014
Leiden, [Netherlands] : 2014. |
| Colección: | Iran studies.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433536306719 |
| 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. |
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| 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 |
