| Description |
1 online resource (359 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Library Editions: Iran |
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Routledge Library Editions: Iran
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| Contents |
Cover; Outcaste; Copyright; Dedication; Introduction to the Series; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Musical Examples; List of Plates; Author's Note; Preface; I. Introduction; II. ""Outcaste"": Shi'a Intolerance; III. Shiraz in Jewish History; IV. The Jewish Community in Shiraz; V. Subsistence, Economic Adaptation and Social Conformity; VI. Basic Social Relations; VII. Formal Education; VIII. Arts, Amusements and Leisure Time; IX. Shirazi Jewish Ethics and Attitudes: a ""little Tradition"" |
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X. Local Religious Practice and the Jewish ""Great Tradition""XI. Redemption; Appendices; I. Outline of Iranian Jewish History; II. Restrictive Codes; III. Judaism Under Shi'a Islam; IV. Comparative Kinship Terminology of Iranian Jews; V. Demographic Data; Glossary; References; Geographic Index; Name and Subject Index |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Jews -- Iran -- Shīrāz -- Social life and customs
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Jews -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs.
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| SUBJECT |
Shīrāz (Iran) -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Iran -- Shīrāz.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203829073 |
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0203829077 |
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