Onomastic reforms : family names and state building in Iran / H. E. Chehabi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chehabi, H. E., author.

Series:

Ilex Foundation series ; 23.

Ilex Foundation series ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Names, Personal--Iran--History--20th century.

Names, Personal.

Draft--Iran.

Draft.

History.

Iran--History--20th century.

Iran.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 109 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Ilex Foundation, [2020]

Summary:

In the mid-1920s, the Iranian state legislated a wide-ranging reform of the citizenry's naming practices. Honorary titles and honorifics were abolished, family names were made obligatory, and an office for registering names and citizens' life events (birth, marriage, divorce, and death) was established. The main motivation for this onomastic reform was conscription, which necessitated knowledge of young men's ages, identities, and whereabouts. The introduction of conscription was itself part of the state-building efforts that followed the weakening of the central government induced by the First World War. In Onomastic Reforms, H. E. Chehabi explains the traditional naming practices of Iranians before the reform, describes the public debates surrounding their obsolescence, traces the legislative measures and decrees that constituted the reform, and explores the ways Iranians chose or invented surnames for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

The Challenges of the "Standard of Civilization"

Iran in the First Quarter of the Twentieth Century

State Building and Surnames

2. Traditional Naming Practices

Components of Traditional Iranian Names

Honorary Titles

Naming Practices in the Early Twentieth Century

3. The Modern State Steps In

The Law of 1918 and Its Aftermath

The Laws of 1925-1928

The 1935 Circular on Honorifics

Later Modifications

4. POST-1925 Naming Practices

Iranian Surnames

Family Names in the Social Context

Comparative Perspectives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674248199

0674248198

OCLC:

1141425205

Publisher Number:

99986099153