Outcaste (RLE Iran D) : Jewish Life in Southern 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 S...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2012
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| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Iran.
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Table of 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""
- 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.
