UID:
almafu_9959227485802883
Format:
1 online resource (359 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-136-81277-6
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1-280-66525-4
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9786613642189
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0-203-82907-7
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1-136-81278-4
Series Statement:
Routledge library editions: Iran ; 31
Content:
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.
Note:
Originally published in 1977 by Gordon and Breach Science Publishers Inc.
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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
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-61784-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203829073
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