Outcaste : Jewish life in Southern Iran / Laurence D. Loeb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loeb, Laurence D., 1942-

Series:

Library of anthropology.

Routledge library editions: Iran ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Iran--Shiraz--Social life and customs.

Jews.

Shīrāz (Iran)--Social life and customs.

Shīrāz (Iran).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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""

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

Notes:

Originally published in 1977 by Gordon and Breach Science Publishers Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-136-81277-6

1-280-66525-4

9786613642189

0-203-82907-7

1-136-81278-4

9780203829073

OCLC:

797919048