The politics of in/visibility

The Jews of urban Tehran

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ID3174582
AuthorsNarciss M Sohrabi (0000-0003-1856-4843, Université Paris Nanterre, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume53
Issue1
Pages74-92
Publication date2024-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00084298231152642
OpenAlexW4323266811
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

The presence of Jews in Iran has always had its ups and downs. Naturally, political and social changes have influenced their way of life and the interaction of religious minorities in the urban context and neighbourhoods of Tehran. Politics rules society. The architecture of the religious buildings of religious minorities, on the one hand, influences the urban context and, on the other, is influenced by the sociopolitical conditions and structures that govern society. Cities are places for religious presentations and celebrations, which form part of urban consumer cultures and contribute to constructing urban identities and city images. In Iran, Jews are recognized minorities and scattered throughout the country. This study investigates the relationship between urban spaces and religious buildings, especially synagogues in Tehran, the capital of Iran

Archaeology · Capital (architecture · Capital city · Civil engineering · Context (archaeology · Economic geography · Environmental planning · Geography · Political science · Politics · Religious life · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Urban Environment · Urban planning · Urban sociology · Urban space · Urbanism · Visibility · Architecture · Engineering · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Religious studies · Turkey's Politics and Society · Religious Studies

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