Mystic Iran [DVD video] : the unseen world

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Title:

Added Author:

Aghdashloo, Shohreh, 1952-

Farshad, Aryana.

Pejman, Ahmad, 1935-

Publication Date:

2008

Publication Information:

Chicago, Il. : Questar, Inc., c2008.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

ISBN:

9781594644047

Abstract:

Aryana Farshad's quest in her native Iran to explore the religious rituals and traditions that have fascinated the Western world for centuries. Includes rare glimpses of the women's chamber at the Great Mosque, the fire rituals in Zarathustra, and the dance of the Dervishes in Kurdistan.

General Note:

Running time, 52 min.; bonus time, 33 min.

Title from disc surface.

Bonus feature: Inside Iran Today. A companion film etches a portrait of a contemporary Iran little seen by the outside world. Archival footage, artwork, and artifacts chronicle Iran's tumultuous past, while recent footage reveals how ancient traditions and modern ways coexist.

Performers:

Narrated by Shohreh Aghdashloo.

Personal Subject:

Farshad, Aryana.

Subject Term:

Mythology, Iranian.

Religion and state -- Iran.

Spirituality -- Iran.

Geographic Term:

Iran -- Religion.

Language:

English