Performing Islam : gender and ritual in Iran /

Analyses a wide range of ritual activities marking, at times starkly contrasting, religious anniversaries and life course events in Iran. Arguing that ritual performances in Iran are powerful forums where ideas develop, and where rules, symbols and discourses are contested, this volume clarifies soc...

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Main Author: Torab, Azam
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Series:Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ; v. 4.
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