Outcaste (Rle Iran D) - Jewish Life in Southern Iran

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence Loeb
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.2011
• EAN: 9780415617840
• ISBN: 978-0-415-61784-0
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Iran
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; HISTORY / Middle East / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Jewish, Middle East, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities