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Conceptualizing Iranian anthropology : past and present perspectives / edited by Shahnaz R. Najdmabadi.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anthropology--Iran--History.
- Anthropology.
- Anthropology--Iran--Philosophy.
- Anthropology--Iran--Methodology.
- Islam and culture--Iran.
- Islam and culture.
- Iran--Social life and customs.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- During recent years, attempts have been made to move beyond the Eurocentric perspective that characterized the social sciences, especially anthropology, for over 150 years. A debate on the "anthropology of anthropology" was needed, one that would consider other forms of knowledge, modalities of writing, and political and intellectual practices. This volume undertakes that challenge: it is the result of discussions held at the first organized encounter between Iranian, American, and European anthropologists since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. It is considered an important first step in overco
- Contents:
- Conceptualizing Iranian Anthropology; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Contribution of Foreign Anthropologists to Iranology; Chapter 2: Storytelling as a Constituent of Popular Culture; Chapter 3: Iranian Anthropology - Crossing Boundaries; Chapter 4: Anthropology in Post-Revolution Iran; Chapter 5: Making and Remaking an Academic Tradition; Chapter 6: Iranian Anthropologists Are Women; Chapter 7: Applied Anthropology in Iran?; Chapter 8: Past Experiences and Future Perspectives of an Indigenous Anthropologist on Anthropological Work in Iran
- Chapter 9: Anthropological Research in IranChapter 10: Being From There; Chapter 11: Usual Topics; Chapter 12: Islamophobia and Malaise in Anthropology; Chapter 13: Personal Reflections on Anthropology of and in Iran; Select Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-260) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-83695-753-X
- 0-85745-652-0
- 1-282-62710-4
- 9786612627101
- 1-84545-795-1
- OCLC:
- 645101857
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