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This Volume Is A Unique Investigation Of Contemporary Jewish Life In A Muslim Country And The First Ethnography Of The Persian-jewish Diaspora, Giving The Reader A Deep Appreciation Of This Relatively Unknown Culture. The Author Describes In Detail Traditional Jewish Life In The Provincial City Of Shiraz And The Challenges Of Coexistence With A Muslim Majority. Cover; Outcaste; Copyright; Dedication; Introduction To The Series; Acknowledgments; Table Of Contents; List Of Tables; List Of Figures; List Of Musical Examples; List Of Plates; Author's Note; Preface; I. Introduction; Ii. Outcaste: Shi'a Intolerance; Iii. Shiraz In Jewish History; Iv. The Jewish Community In Shiraz; V. Subsistence, Economic Adaptation And Social Conformity; Vi. Basic Social Relations; Vii. Formal Education; Viii. Arts, Amusements And Leisure Time; Ix. Shirazi Jewish Ethics And Attitudes: A Little Tradition X. Local Religious Practice And The Jewish Great Traditionxi. Redemption; Appendices; I. Outline Of Iranian Jewish History; Ii. Restrictive Codes; Iii. Judaism Under Shi'a Islam; Iv. Comparative Kinship Terminology Of Iranian Jews; V. Demographic Data; Glossary; References; Geographic Index; Name And Subject Index Laurence D. Loeb. Originally Published In 1977 By Gordon And Breach Science Publishers Inc. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. English