03528nam 2200673 a 450 991081865950332120200520144314.01-281-40007-6978661140007190-474-1054-810.1163/ej.9789004152953.i-301(CKB)1000000000399993(EBL)468456(OCoLC)320325330(SSID)ssj0000219883(PQKBManifestationID)11197862(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000219883(PQKBWorkID)10229481(PQKB)11089252(MiAaPQ)EBC468456(OCoLC)71146537 (OCoLC)71348126(nllekb)BRILL9789047410546(Au-PeEL)EBL468456(CaPaEBR)ebr10234832(CaONFJC)MIL140007(PPN)170426157(EXLCZ)99100000000039999320060818d2007 uy 0engurun| uuuuatxtccrPerforming Islam gender and ritual in Iran /by Azam Torab1st ed.Leiden ;Boston Brill20071 online resource (319 p.)Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world,1570-7628 ;v. 4Description based upon print version of record.90-04-15295-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-280) and indexes.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Chapter One Blurring Boundaries -- Chapter Two Women’s Caring Labour -- Chapter Three A Well-Adjusted Misfit -- Chapter Four The Morality of Self-Interested Exchange -- Chapter Five Rites of Masculinity -- Chapter Six Girls’ ‘Initiation’ Ritual -- Chapter Seven Reversal and Licence -- Chapter Eight The Head and Heart Tangle -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Women and GenderThe Middle East And The Islamic World.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. The ambiguous metaphorical language of the rituals is examined, revealing how gender ideologies are projected and renewed, but also challenged, destabilized and ridiculed. Thus the rituals provide possibilities for self-expression, innovation and incremental change. This study goes beyond questions of meaning and culture to interrogate the dynamics of gender performance as products of power and politics.Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ;v. 4.Muslim womenIranSocial conditionsWomen in IslamIranWomenIranSocial conditionsMuslim womenSocial conditions.Women in IslamWomenSocial conditions.305.48/6970955Torab Azam1645808MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818659503321Performing Islam3992517UNINA