فارسی

Home
Categories
- Visual Arts
- Everyday Life
- Nostalgia
- Architecture
- Fashion
- Beliefs
- Literature
- Performances
- Food
- Seen from Outside
Archive
About

Shamloo by the Caspian Sea
Don’t Dump Your Trash Here!
Baghtcheban’s Guide to Deaf Education
Persepolis in Peckham
Ettelaat Daily’s Old Building
White Deev
Graffiti Mine
Iranian Sandals
Lalezar, Remains of a Past
Second Grade Persian Textbook (1960)

Astrology

Currently viewing the tag: "Astrology"

Mass-Produced Talismans

Traditionally, one needed to visit an expert to purchase a talisman. But in today's Iran, thanks to the photocopier, one can buy a photocopied talisman from the shops near the Shiite shrines.

[Continue Reading...]

Astrolabes and Celestial Globes

Astrolabes and celestial globes were instruments of astrology that were extensively used in the Persian world to create astrological maps. Mainly made of brass they mostly had detailed astrological charts and maps on the inside and on the back.

[Continue Reading...]

Iranian Talisman

Examples of Iranian Talismans.

[Continue Reading...]

Recent Posts
Advertisement

Tehran Opera Company (1974-75)
Five Hours to the New Year
Siroos Ghahremani
Old Store Signs of Shiraz
A House Near Ferdowsi Square
Talisman for Warding off Co-wife
Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago
Mrs. Dreyfus Touring Southern Tehran
Iranian SMS Marketing
Public Baths in Tehran Bazaar

Pages

Archive
About ShahreFarang
Contribute
Suggested Topics
Links
Donate
Contact Us

The Latest

Plasco Building, Tehran
The Plasco Building was a 17-story high-rise in Tehran. It was built […]

More

Thanks for dropping by! Feel free to join the discussion by leaving comments, and stay updated by subscribing to the RSS feed.

Astrology

Mass-Produced Talismans

Astrolabes and Celestial Globes

Iranian Talisman

Recent Posts

Advertisement

Pages

The Latest

Plasco Building, Tehran

More