1. Introduction -- 2. 'Outcaste' : Shi'a intolerance -- 3. Shiraz in Jewish history -- 4. The Jewish community in Shiraz -- 5. Subsistence, economic adaptation and social conformity -- 6. Basic social relations -- 7. Formal education -- 8. Arts, amusements and leisure time -- 9. Shirazi Jewish ethics and attitudes : a 'little tradition' -- 10. Local religious practice and the Jewish 'great tradition' -- 11. Redemption
Summary
This volume is a unique investigation of contemporary Jewish life in a Muslim country and the first ethnography of the Persian-Jewish diaspora, giving the reader a deep appreciation of this relatively unknown culture. The author describes in detail traditional Jewish life in the provincial city of Shiraz and the challenges of coexistence with a Muslim majority
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-313) and index
