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Text, time, and travel: temporal pathways of postsocialism and Islam
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 217-239, March 2025.Abstract As the concept of postsocialism faces increased scrutiny, there is a call to expand its spatiotemporal scope beyond socialist contexts in order to reclaim its analytical capacity. In Azerbaijan, the quiet resurgence of tezkirahs – biographical anthologies rooted in both the Islamic and Soviet traditions – presents an opportunity to explore how
Serkan Yolaçan
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The past and future of the study of Islamic esotericism
Religion Compass, Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2024.Abstract The study of Islamic esotericism, particularly the concept of al‐bāṭiniyya, remains fragmented. While often studied under various labels like “mysticism” and “occultism,” it is widely equated to Sufism. Scholars still hesitate to use the term al‐bāṭiniyya due to its historical pejorative connotations, linking it to extremist adherence to ...
Liana Saif
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“Their Beastly Manner” : discourses of non-binary gender and sexuality in Shi’ite Safavid Persia [PDF]
, 2018 The Safavid dynasty ruled Persia between sixteenth and eighteenth centuries and is known as a turning period in the political, social and religious trajectories of Persian history.
Rahbari, Ladan
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Water Resources Research, Volume 60, Issue 5, May 2024.Abstract Non‐Newtonian fluid flow within porous media, exemplified by polymer remediation of contaminated groundwater/aquifer systems, presents complex challenges due to the fluids' complex rheological behavior within 3D tortuous pore structures. This paper introduces a pore‐scale flow simulator based on the OpenFOAM open‐source library, designed to ...
Mehdi Amiri +3 more
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The Study of Models and Physical Typology of Porch in Historical Houses; Case Study: Houses of Qajar and Pahlavi Eras in Tabriz [PDF]
مسکن و محیط روستا, 2022 The study of Iranian architectural spaces as well as historical houses demonstrates the combination and connection among the three open, closed, and semi-open spaces.
leila safari asl
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A Survey of the Persian Historic Bathhouses from the Safavid to the Qajar Period (With an Emphasis on Decorations and Architectural Features) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2018 Decoration plays an important role in Islamic-Persian architecture. Being a synthesis of ancient traditions, Islamicinstructions, and different periods’ developments, this style of architecture applies various kinds of ornamentationthat convey spiritual ...
Marzyeh Ghasemi +2 more
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A comprehensive review of HVS‐I mitochondrial DNA variation of 19 Iranian populations
Annals of Human Genetics, Volume 88, Issue 3, Page 259-277, May 2024.Abstract Iran is located along the Central Asian corridor, a natural artery that has served as a cross‐continental route since the first anatomically modern human populations migrated out of Africa. We compiled and reanalyzed the HVS‐I (hypervariable segment‐I) of 3840 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from 19 Iranian populations and from 26 groups ...
Motahareh Amjadi +4 more
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PERSIAN POWDER FLASKS PRESERVED IN THE GAYER–ANDERSON MUSEUM IN CAIRO: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY [PDF]
Shedet, 2018 Muslims had some contributions in using black powder in projectiles and firearms, as the pressure of military need has helped them develop all weapons which can catapult balls of fire. As a result of that, they make flasks to carry gunpowder. Nowadays, a
Hossam O. TANTAWY, Rehab I. ELSIEDY
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Digest of Middle East Studies, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 184-203, Spring 2024.Abstract This article gives an interesting picture of how the Soviets viewed the propaganda war in Iran during the second half of the 1940s. It is mainly based on documents from the USSR's Ministry of Interior, the use of which is considered an innovation in the existing literature on the subject.
Soli Shahvar
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Cultural, Artistic and Commercial Policies of Iranian Rug in Qajar Era [PDF]
هنر اسلامی, 2018 During the Qajar era, after establishing a relative calm during the reign of Fath Ali Shah and Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, the headstock was made for the production of exquisite Persian rugs.
Azar Rasouli +2 more
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