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Language:EnglishPublisher:Ilex FoundationISBN-13:9780674298828ISBN-10:674298829UPC:9780674298828Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Middle East, History, WrestlingBook Topic:IranWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCXRH55ADX
The Zurkhāneh and Its Milieu: A Study of Traditional Athletics in Iran
The athletes known in Iran as pahlavāns and the domed structure, the zurkhāneh, where they congregate to practice ritualized martial arts, physical culture, and spirituality, are usually presented as the cornerstone of traditional Iranian masculine identity. However, this idealization does not do justice to the complex history of Iranian society.
Philippe Rochard, who has observed the zurkhāneh...Series: Ilex
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ilex FoundationISBN-13:9780674298828ISBN-10:674298829UPC:9780674298828Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Middle East, History, WrestlingBook Topic:IranWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCXRH55ADX
Rochard, Philippe: - Philippe Rochard is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Strasbourg and former director of the Institut Français de Recherche en Iran (IFRI) in Tehran.
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