Nomads Of Luristan

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Discover the fascinating world of the Lur nomads from western Iran through the eyes of Danish scholars who documented their way of life during a pivotal time of change. This book offers a detailed look at the transformation of Lur nomadism as sedentarization began to take hold.

An in-depth exploration of Luristan’s nomadic culture and its historical evolution.

Nomads of Luristan is the result of The Carlsberg Foundation’s Nomad Research Project, which draws upon the extensive ethnographic collections of the National Museum of Denmark alongside recent anthropological research on nomadic groups across the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa.

The book focuses on the material culture and customs of the Lur people within the broader social, political, and administrative contexts that once supported nomadism but eventually led to its decline. It critically examines theories linking modern pastoral nomadism in the region to ancient lifestyles, considering new archaeological findings from the Zagros Mountains, known as a cradle of early agriculture and animal domestication.

A richly illustrated catalogue presents the collections organized under thematic sections, each introduced briefly:

• Settlements
• Shrines and Cemeteries
• Transport
• Domestic Animals
• Hunting
• Agriculture
• Furniture and Household Equipment
• Cooking and Food Storage
• Weaving: Preparation and Fabrication
• Tools for Skin, Wood, and Metal Preparation
• Dress and Personal Equipment
• Musical Instruments

The Lur nomads have preserved ancient traditions in a region where these ways of life first emerged from prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies. This volume offers a thoroughly documented record of their material heritage.

Additional content includes:

• Appendix I: A note on the Pedigree of the valis of Luristan
• Appendix II: A Typology of Textile Techniques in Luristan
• Bibliography and Index

Published in 1993 as part of The Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project series, this hardcover edition features 414 pages, 506 illustrations (46 in color), and three detailed maps covering Luristan, the Hulailan valley, and Bala Gariveh.

Author Inge Demant Mortensen is a Research Fellow at the Department of Ethnography at the Prehistoric Museum, Moesgaard, Denmark, with extensive research experience on the Lur nomads of western Iran.

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