Outcaste (RLE Iran D)
Jewish Life in Southern Iran
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Laurence D Loeb | ISBN: | 9781136812774 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Laurence D Loeb |
| ISBN: | 9781136812774 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
