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Ritual athletes of Persia / commentary by Faubion Bowers ; host, James Macandrew ; produced and directed by Merrill Brockway.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious dance--Iran.
- Religious dance.
- Athletics--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Athletics.
- Genre:
- Filmed performances.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (28 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Sport of religion : ritual athletes of Persia
- Ritual athletes of Iran
- Place of Publication:
- Kent, CT : Creative Arts TV, 1972.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This program features a stylized ritual involving weight lifting, wrestling, dancing, and calisthenics performed by a group of Iranian Muslims for whom it is an established form of communal worship.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 01, 2016).
- OCLC:
- 945370515
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