Reclaiming the Faravahar : Zoroastrian Survival in Contemporary Theran

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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Other Authors: Fozi, Navid, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden Leiden University Press 2014
Leiden, [Netherlands] : 2014.
Series:Iran studies.
Subjects:
Islam > Relations > Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism > Relations > Islam.
Zoroastrianism > Rituals.
Zoroastrians > Iran > Tehran.
Electronic books.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433536306719
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.) -- Boston University, 2011.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789087282936
9789400601871

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