Koffar . Infidels
The Godars are nomadic Gypsies who migrated from India to Iran. Nobody knows exactly when, but it is said that in the fifth century, in order to entertain his subjects, King Bahram Djour ordered two thousand Indian musicians to be dispatched to Iran. Among them were dancers, performers, musicians an...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Persian |
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Doc&Co
2003
Iran |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:68ace02b-6157-4f6f-9bc0-508d801f5ba0 |
| Summary: | The Godars are nomadic Gypsies who migrated from India to Iran. Nobody knows exactly when, but it is said that in the fifth century, in order to entertain his subjects, King Bahram Djour ordered two thousand Indian musicians to be dispatched to Iran. Among them were dancers, performers, musicians and prostitutes. This tribe speaks Chuleh, which is a combination of Sanskrit, Mazandarani, and Farsi. Their original Animist religion was based on the belief that natural objects and phenomena possess lives and souls. During the Islamic Revolution, they were forced to convert to Islam, but they are still outcasts and considered infidels. The film portrays the four ways which the Godars make their living: dancing, acting, hunting and music. |
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| Published: | 2003 |