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BILINGUALISM IN SPEECH ETIQUETTE AMONG IRANIAN ZOROASTRIANS

open access: yesМногоязычие в образовательном пространстве
The Zoroastrians of Iran, as well as the Iranians in general, have an ancient extensive and varied etiquette, verbal and non-verbal. Speech etiquette, otherwise known by the Arabic word “ta'aróf,” is an important part of socio-communicative activity in ...
E.K. Molchanova
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Two Early Persian Texts on Shadow Schemes and the Regulation of the Prayer Times [PDF]

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In this article, we shall elucidate the use of shadow lengths for regulating prayer times among Zoroastrians, focusing on a part of a Zoroastrian religious book entitled Shāyest Nāshāyest , written in Middle Persian (Pahlavī) language probably around the
Rezvani, Pouyan
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Subjectivity and the Cultural Constraints of Academic Literature in Material Culture: An Investigation into the Discussion of Pattern and Symbol in Persian Carpets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper examines the academic literature on material culture, focusing on inherent cultural standpoints within the European tradition and the impossibility of arriving at an objective position.
Rad, Fatemeh Safaii
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Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices among Adolescent Mothers and Associated Factors in India. [PDF]

open access: yesNutrients, 2021
Dhami MV   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Coverings of an Empire: An Examination of Ottoman Headgear from 1500 to 1829

open access: yes, 2012
This paper investigates the socio-economic and religious implications of hats worn in the Ottoman Empire from the mid-sixteenth century to 1829, when they were all replaced with the legendary fez.
Richardson, Connor H.
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Solid, Ductile and Liquid: Changing Notions of Homeland and Home in Diaspora Studies [PDF]

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Does diaspora imply a homeland? For a number of scholars who pioneered the growth of diasporic studies in the 1990s this was the sine qua non of the concept.
Robin Cohen (QEH)
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