Anne H. Betteridge
- AQD
ʿAQD, marriage contract, marriage contract ceremony. Iranian wedding ceremonies are divided into several distinct phases. Betrothal, the marriage contract ceremony…
- ʿARŪSĪ
ʿARŪSĪ, the secular wedding celebration which follows the wedding contract ceremony (ʿaqd). The two ceremonies may occur on the same…
- FESTIVALS iii, iv, v
iii. Shi’ite. iv. Yasidi and Ahl-e Haqq. v. Kurdish (Sunni). iii. SHIʿITE Shiʿite festivals mark important occasions in Shiʿite…