{"product_id":"religion-and-daily-life-in-the-mountains-of-iran-theology-saints-people-paperback","title":"Religion and Daily Life in the Mountains of Iran: Theology, Saints, People - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErika Friedl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligion and Daily Life in the Mountains of Iran\u003c\/i\u003e corrects this view and provides a hallmark study of tribal people's religiosity. Demonstrating the great diversity of their philosophical and religious ideas, the book 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, the book is an original ethnographic exploration of religion and daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErika Friedl\u003c\/b\u003e is The E.E. Meader Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Western Michigan University, USA. Between 1965 and 2015 she won numerous grants to carry out fieldwork in Boir Ahmad, West Iran. Friedl is the author of several books on the people of Boir Ahmad, including: \u003ci\u003eWomen of Deh Koh \u003c\/i\u003e(1991), \u003ci\u003e Children of Deh Koh\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eWarm Hearts and Sharp Tongues \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), as well as\u003ci\u003e Folktales and Storytellers of Iran \u003c\/i\u003e(I.B.Tauris, 2014)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFolksongs from the Mountains of Iran\u003c\/i\u003e (I.B.Tauris, 2017). In 2020 she was announced as the winner of the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAssociation of Iranian Studies Lifetime Achievement Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721941323872,"sku":"9780755636570","price":99.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/UWI2Q0lTRnB6Rmlodm5pd0NZSGZqZz09.webp?v=1777082049","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/religion-and-daily-life-in-the-mountains-of-iran-theology-saints-people-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}