Description: Religion and Daily Life in the Mountains of Iran : Theology, Saints, People, Paperback by Friedl, Erika, ISBN 0755636570, ISBN-13 9780755636570, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Until the 1960s, little was known inside or outside Iran about the tribes living in the country. The anthropological research of Erika Friedl is now renowned for presenting comprehensive data collected over a 50-year period from her time among the Boir Ahmad tribal people living in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. In this new book, Friedl turns her attention to the subject of religion, which she had only touched upon in her previous work. About ninety percent of people in Iran and nearly everybody in Boir Ahmad are Muslims of the Twelver Shia group. However, studies of tribal people's religiosity, beliefs and rituals are scarce, and many researchers have discounted their views and experience, regarding the tribes as only “nominally religious” because their practices do not fit in with the mainstream practices and ideas in Iran. Religion and Daily Life in the Mountains of Iran corrects this view and provides a hallmark study of tribal people's religiosity. Demonstrating the great diversity of their philosophical and religious ideas, th reveals the ways in which the tribes choose and express their religion, define their communities and understand their world. From conversations about God and his relationships with people, to observations on ageing and death, and research into the tribe's use of spells, amulets and sacrifices, to their beliefs about saints, health and well-being, th is an original ethnographic exploration of religion and daily life.
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Book Title: Religion and Daily Life in the Mountains of Iran : Theology, Sain
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Name: Religion and Daily Life in the Mountains of Iran : Theology, Saints, People
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Subject: Asia / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Islam / Rituals & Practice, Middle East / Iran
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.4 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.3 Oz
Author: Erika Friedl
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
