Eschatology in Boir Ahmad, Iran

This article is an ethnographic dissection of ideas pertaining to eschatology in a Shi’a Muslim tribal area in Iran that reveals the syncretistic possibilities in lived Islam, the generosity of the local culture regarding matters of religion, and individuals’ motivations for selecting certain possibilities to think about death and the afterlife. A common theme is for people to look at religious tenets as they pertain to this-worldly relations and can be approached with empirical experiences, all within the general frame of a regulated universe created by a merciful, understanding God. Research for this discussion stretched across 50 years in Iran

Afterlife · Epistemology · Eschatology · Ethnography · Generosity · Islam · Sociology · Theme (computing · Theology · Anthropology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies