BILINGUALISM IN SPEECH ETIQUETTE AMONG IRANIAN ZOROASTRIANS
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]
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]
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]
Dhami MV +6 more
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The Coverings of an Empire: An Examination of Ottoman Headgear from 1500 to 1829
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]
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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Review: Jamsheed K. Choksy, 'Evil Good and Gender: Facets of the Feminine in Zorastrian Religious History' [PDF]
Hintze, Almut
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Review of: Jenny Rose: Zoroastrianism: An Introduction. xxiv, 303 pp. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2011. £14.99. ISBN 9781848850880 [PDF]
Stewart, Sarah
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