Performing Islam : gender and ritual in Iran / / by Azam Torab.
Performing Islam takes as its main focus the rich array of ceremonial activities that shape and inform the lives of circles of women in south Tehran. Based on anthropological fieldwork, the book describes and analyses rituals that mark religious anniversaries and life course events in Iran today. Ar...
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| Superior document: | Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world, v. 4 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ;
v. 4. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Chapter One Blurring Boundaries
- Chapter Two Women’s Caring Labour
- Chapter Three A Well-Adjusted Misfit
- Chapter Four The Morality of Self-Interested Exchange
- Chapter Five Rites of Masculinity
- Chapter Six Girls’ ‘Initiation’ Ritual
- Chapter Seven Reversal and Licence
- Chapter Eight The Head and Heart Tangle
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Women and GenderThe Middle East And The Islamic World.