Performing Islam: Gender and Ritual in Iran (Women and Gender: the Middle East and the Islamic World)
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Published: December 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9789004152953
Subjects: Anthropology; Gender studies; Islamic Studies; Women's Studies - General; Social Science; Sociology; Iran; Muslim women; Social conditions; Women; Women in Islam
Description: "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. Arguing that the ritual performances are powerful forums where ideas develop, and where rules, symbols and discourses are contested, this book discusses the values and beliefs underpinning gender constructions in a rapidly changing and complex society."--Jacket.