{"product_id":"conceptualizing-iranian-anthropology-past-and-present-perspectives-9781845456269","title":"Conceptualizing Iranian Anthropology: Past and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tDuring recent years, attempts have been made to move beyond the Eurocentric perspective that characterized the social sciences, especially anthropology, for over 150 years. A debate on the “anthropology of anthropology” was needed, one that would consider other forms of knowledge, modalities of writing, and political and intellectual practices. This volume undertakes that challenge: it is the result of discussions held at the first organized encounter between Iranian, American, and European anthropologists since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. It is considered an important first step in overcoming the dichotomy between “peripheral anthropologies” versus “central anthropologies.” The contributors examine, from a critical perspective, the historical, cultural, and political field in which anthropological research emerged in Iran at the beginning of the twentieth century and in which it continues to develop today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ethe authors have put forward an urgent case for making Iranian anthropology a credible contributor to the production of disciplinary knowledge…this volume highly informative. It provides an impetus for the collectivity of Iranian anthropologists to start reflecting within multiple spaces and in broader frames on the history and the present-day development of the discipline in Iran\u003c\/em\u003e.”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthropology of the Middle East\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe revolution provided a cusp that allowed “the anthropology in and of Iran” to accentuate the transition from the age of postcolonialism to the age of globalization and anthropology’s accommodation of that transition. This book is also important for the number of references it provides to postrevolutionary publications that have escaped other bibliographies.\u003c\/em\u003e”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Journal of Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eIn all, these useful and informative articles assess the status of anthropology of\/in Iran realistically, even candidly… [They] reflect the cautiously optimistic attitude at the time of the conference, a hopefulness that meanwhile has withered…[and] illustrate the difficulties of transplanting a young social science based on humanism and curiosity (rather than pragmatism) to a society that is distrustful of intellectual pursuits deemed as potentially dangerous to an authoritarian state.\u003c\/em\u003e”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthropos\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe authors present an incisive and illuminating overview of Iranian anthropology…Despite [considerable] difficulties, the authors uniformly demonstrate a reflexive, ethically responsible, and politically aware anthropology and offer valuable insights about the greater emphasis on problem-focused research by Iranian anthropologists and the potential for a valuable future role for applied anthropology in Iran.”\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis book… is certainly an indispensable tool for anyone interested in anthropological research on the country. Essays are accompanied by bibliographies that often contain hidden or forgotten treasures. A comprehensive bibliography of anthropological studies of Iran in English collated by Hegland completes the book\u003c\/em\u003e.”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJRAI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eShahnaz R. Nadjmabadi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: FROM FOLKLORE TO ANTHROPOLOGY: THE PASSAGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e The Contribution of Foreign Anthropologists to Iranology\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAli A. Bulookbashi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Storytelling as a Constituent of Popular Culture: Folk Narrative Research in Contemporary Iran\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eUlrich Marzolph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Iranian Anthropology – Crossing Boundaries: Influences of Modernization, Social Transformation and Globalization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMary Elaine Hegland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: VOICES FROM WITHIN: INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Anthropology in Post-revolutionary Iran\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eNematollah Fazeli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Making and Remaking an Academic Tradition: Towards an Indigenous Anthropology in Iran\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eNasser Fakouhi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Iranian Anthropologists Are Women\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eSoheila Shahshahani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART III: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PRACTICE: CONSTRAINTS AND POSSIBILITIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Applied Anthropology in Iran?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJean-Pierre Digard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Past Experiences and Future Perspectives of an Indigenous Anthropologist on Anthropological Work in Iran\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMohammad Shahbazi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Anthropological Research in Iran\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eLois Beck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Being from There: Dilemmas of a ‘Native Anthropologist’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eZiba Mir-Hosseini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART IV: PAST AND PRESENT PERSPECTIVES: CHALLENGING THE FUTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Usual Topics: Taboo Themes and New Objects in Iranian Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eChristian Bromberger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e Islamophobia and Malaise in Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eFariba Adelkhah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e Personal Reflections on Anthropology of and in Iran\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRichard Tapper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042982429015,"sku":"9781845456269","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845456269.jpg?v=1750956511","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conceptualizing-iranian-anthropology-past-and-present-perspectives-9781845456269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}