Outcaste: Jewish Life in Southern Iran

by Laurence D. Loeb

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.

328 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977