Reclaiming The Faravahar : Zoroastrian Survival in Contemporary Tehran /

This book is the first ethnographic study of contemporary Zoroastrians in Tehran. Examining hundreds of ritual performances, Navid Fozi shows how Zoroastrians define their identity and values in an area long marked by conflict between the Shi'a and Sunnis. He focuses on two main concerns for Zo...

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Egile nagusia: Fozi, Navid (Egilea)
Formatua: Baliabide elektronikoa eBook
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Argitaratua: [Leiden] : Leiden University Press, [2014]
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Aurkibidea:
  • Background, questions, and theory
  • The preterrain of fieldwork in Iran
  • The ritual construction of an alternative religious space
  • Claiming authenticity in Shi'i-dominated Iranian culture
  • The performance of difference and similarity
  • Religious rationalization and revivalism.