Outcaste (RLE Iran D)

Jewish Life in Southern Iran
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-61784-0
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 358 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 820 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Iran

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.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loeb, Laurence

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Appendices: 1. Outline of Iranian Jewish History 2. Restrictive Codes 3. Judaism under Shi’a Islam 4. Comparative Kinship Terminology of Iranian Jews 5. Demographic Data. Glossary. References. Geographic Index. Name & subject index.

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