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Shia places of pilgrimage in Sunni environment (Iraqi Kurdistan border regions as a case study)

Ch. 9. P. 6–7.
Alexeev A.

The presented paper deals with the current religious situation at the Iraqi-Iranian border and describes existing worship practics and pilgrimage (ziyarat) to sacred tombs of Shia Imams descendats (imamzada), located at the area. 

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Keywords: pilgrimageShia IslamImamzada
Publication based on the results of:
Minorities and Majorities in the Asian-African Areal: “Ethics” vs. “Efficiency” in the Context of Social and Cultural Interaction (2015)

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Eighth European Conference of Iranian Studies
[б.и.], 2015.
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