Review “Fozi explores the vitality of a venerable minority’s ideas and culture, how these survive, and how they are transmitted through circumstances both conducive and adverse. He utilizes data from extensive fieldwork and convincingly combines that information with previous studies by Mary Boyce, Michael Fischer, and myself. This book is ultimately not just a unique study of contemporary Zoroastrians but of public and private permutations within Iranian society as a whole in the 21st century.” (Jamsheed K. Choksy, Indiana University)“In clear and concise fashion, Navid Fozi’s brilliant Reclaiming the Faravahar captures the historical narratives, symbolic performances, and conceptualizations of tradition that the beleaguered Zoroastrian community mobilizes in the hostile environment of Shi’ite Iran. Plus, he provides an unusual glimpse of his own struggle to portray a world where secrecy is a prerequisite for survival. This insightful book is well worth reading not only by area experts, but also by anyone interested in the study of minorities.” (Charles Lindholm, Boston University)“Fozi has given us an insightful and ethnographically rich exploration of how the post-revolutionary Iranian state has sought to regulate and circumscribe the practices of the Zoroastrian community, and how that community has adapted its own traditions in order to survive under such conditions. An important contribution to the anthropological study of non-Muslim minorities in Muslim majority states.” (Charles Hirschkind, University of California, Berkeley) Read more About the Author Navid Fozi holds a PhD in socio-cultural anthropology from Boston University. He is currently a Fulbright scholar conducting fieldwork on the Iranian diaspora in Malaysia. Read more
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