Early Perso-Parsi Visual Encounters: A Dialogue with India - Hardcover

Early Perso-Parsi Visual Encounters: A Dialogue with India

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Early Perso-Parsi Visual Encounters: A Dialogue with India is a scholarly exploration of 19th-century photography in Iran and India, focusing on the visual culture of Persians and Parsis. This richly illustrated work delves into the gender dynamics and power relations captured in photographs of the era, drawing from feminist theory, art history, and ethnographic studies to provide a comparative analysis that unearths the cultural narratives embedded in these historical images. Navigating the intertwined histories of Iran and India, the author examines how photography served as a medium to construct and challenge gender identities, bridging a significant gap in visual anthropology by spotlighting Parsi photographic heritage a subject largely neglected in existing literature. Artikel-Nr. 159485

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