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Reclaiming the Faravahar Zoroastrian Survival in Contemporary Tehran

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Reclaiming the Faravahar is an ethnographic study of the contemporary Zoroastrians in Tehran. It examines many public discursive and ritual performances to show how they utilize national, religious, and ethnic categories to frame the Zoroastrian identity within the longstanding conflict between Iran...

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Main Author: Fozi, Navid (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Leiden Leiden University Press 2014
Series:Iranian Studies Series
Subjects:
Zoroastrianism
Theology & Religion
Culture of Iran
Iran
Iranian peoples
Mobad
Shia Islam
Zoroaster
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Summary:Reclaiming the Faravahar is an ethnographic study of the contemporary Zoroastrians in Tehran. It examines many public discursive and ritual performances to show how they utilize national, religious, and ethnic categories to frame the Zoroastrian identity within the longstanding conflict between Iranian Shi'a and Arab Sunnis, defining and defending Zoroastrians' identity and values in Shi'i dominated Iran.
ISBN:9789087282141
Access:Open Access

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