Illicit Acts and Sacred Space: Everyday Crime in the Shrine City of Mashhad, 1913-1914

Abstract This article explores the connection between individuals, spaces, and daily crime in the shrine city of Mashhad during 1913-4. It challenges the prevailing emphasis on the city’s sacred status by highlighting the frequency and nature of illicit activities often involving urban non-elites. U...

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Main Author: Vejdani, Farzin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: Journal of Persianate studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-54
Further subjects:B Space
B Everyday Life
B Crime
B Mashhad
B Police
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