| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) |
| Contents |
The contribution of foreign anthropologists to Iranology / Ali A. Bulookbashi -- Storytelling as a constituent of popular culture : folk narrative research in contemporary Iran / Ulrich Marzolph -- Iranian anthropology, crossing boundaries : influences of modernization, social transformation and globalization / Mary Elaine Hegland -- Anthropology in postrevolutionary Iran / Nematollah Fazeli -- Making and remaking an academic tradition : towards an indigenous anthropology in Iran / Nasser Fakouhi -- Iranian anthropologists are women / Soheila Shahshahani -- Applied anthropology in Iran? / Jean-Pierre Digard -- Past experiences and future perspectives of an indigenous anthropologist on anthropological work in Iran / Mohammad Shahbazi -- Anthropological research in Iran / Lois Beck -- Being from there : dilemmas of a 'native anthropologist' / Ziba Mir-Hosseini -- Usual topics : taboo themes and new objects in Iranian anthropology / Christian Bromberger -- Islamophobia and malaise in anthropology / Fariba Adelkhah -- Personal reflections on anthropology of and in Iran / Richard Tapper |
| Summary |
"During recent years, attempts have been made to move beyond the Eurocentric perspective that characterized the social sciences, especially anthropology, for over 150 years. A debate on the 'anthropology of anthropology' was needed, one that would consider other forms of knowledge, modalities of writing, and political and intellectual practices. This volume undertakes that challenge: it is the result of discussions held at the first organized encounter between Iranian, American, and European anthropologists since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. It is considered an important first step in overcoming the dichotomy between 'peripheral anthropologies' versus 'central anthropologies.' The contributors examine, from a critical perspective, the historical, cultural, and political field in which anthropological research emerged in Iran at the beginning of the twentieth century and in which it continues to develop today."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-260) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Anthropology -- Iran -- History
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Anthropology -- Iran -- Philosophy
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Anthropology -- Iran -- Methodology
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Islam and culture -- Iran
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Methodology.
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Anthropology
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Anthropology -- Methodology
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Anthropology -- Philosophy
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Islam and culture
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Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
Iran -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Iran
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nadjmabadi, Shahnaz R., 1947- editor.
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| LC no. |
2009025362 |
| ISBN |
9781845457952 |
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1845457951 |
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1282627104 |
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9781282627109 |
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9786612627101 |
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6612627107 |
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0857456520 |
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9780857456526 |
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