Book
Culture, performance and communication in Iran
Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa • (1) • Published In 1982 • Pages: xix, 223
By: Beeman, William O..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is a collection of previously published articles on a variety of subjects. Beeman's major research focus is on interpersonal behavior and language use (see document no. 79), which some of the articles here address. The book is divided into three sections. The first section provides theoretical background. The second section discusses different kinds of musical and dramatic performances, including the famous Shi'a passion drama of Ta'ziyeh. The third section interprets the Iranian Revolution (1978-1978) in terms of performance and attributes much of its success to the ability of the Imans to manipulate religious symbols in the resistance against the Shah and the United States.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Phonology
- External trade
- Humor
- Music
- Drama
- Social relationships and groups
- Etiquette
- External relations
- Revolution
- Theological systems
- 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
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary 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
- 1971-1979
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1960-1982
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Iran
- NotesAdditional notes
- by William O. Beeman
- 'Symbolism and world view in Asia and Africa.'
- Includes bibliographies
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2002401778
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Iranians/Communication--Iran/Communication--Social aspects--Iran/Culture--Semiotic models/Symbolism in communication--Iran/Iran--Social life and customs