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Accepted Paper:
Ritual and Symbolism in Presidential Elections of 2013 in Iran
Soheila Shahshahani
(Shahid Beheshti University)
Paper short abstract:
In this paper I shall try to find the rituals and symbols which were important for the elections of 2013 in Iran. Rituals and symbols are strongly lived but are under studied in the country, where actually public discourse is scant and communication takes place informally through rituals and symbols.
Paper long abstract:
Events of 2009 in Iran made it evident how symbolism is important for an event like elections in Iran. It became logical to concentrate on the topic as we were approaching another election period. A content analysis is made of publications available about the elections so that we can see how political, ritual and symbolic studies can become topical in anthropology of the Middle East.