essay

An Iranian village boyhood

Struggle and survival in the modern Middle EastLondonPublished In 1993 • Pages: 320-335

By: Abedi, Mehdi, Fischer, Michael M. J..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a personal recollection of a boyhood spent in a small rural village in central Iran. The author describes some of the memorable village 'characters,' religious celebrations, childhood play and mischief, and his own religious schooling.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Life history materials
Musical and theatrical productions
Sacred objects and places
Theological systems
Organized ceremonial
Childhood activities
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Iran
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Indigenous Person
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard ; 2005
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1952-1970
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1952-1970
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
'Dareh' village, central Iran
NotesAdditional notes
Mehdi Abedi and Michael M. J. Fischer
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
91045869
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Iranians