Isbn: 9780674298828 - the zurkhaneh and its milieu: a study of traditional athletics in iran (ilex foundation, 29) (13 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The athletes, pahlavans, and the zurkhaneh, where they practice martial arts and spirituality, are often presented as the cornerstone of traditional Iranian masculine identity. Philippe Rochards immersive study allows us to observe a sporting passion and way of life and to discover how the staging of the self and of the group have evolved in Iran.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The athletes known in Iran as pahlav¿ns and the domed structure, the zurkh¿neh, 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 zurkh¿neh world for the past thirty years and actually lived in it for over four years, sets out to reveal through his own experience and a reconsideration of the extant historiography the various identities-real or imagined-of the zurkh¿neh, its role within ancient and contemporary Iranian society, and the intimate mechanisms of the male societies that frequent it, as well as the moral and social values-real or simply proclaimed-that the athletes embody.This immersive study gives us an opportunity to observe at close quarters the workings of a sporting passion and way of life, and to discover how the forms and norms of the staging of the self and of the group have evolved in Iran. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Zurkhāneh and Its Milieu | A Study of Traditional Athletics in Iran | Philippe Rochard | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2025 | Harvard University Press | EAN 9780674298828 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…