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Tribal Pastoralists in Transition: The Baharvand of Luristan, Iran
Frank Hole and Sekandar Amanolahi-Baharvand
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In the spring of 1973, the Baharvand tribe from the Luristan province of central western Iran prepared to migrate from their winter pastures to their summer camp in the mountains. Seasonal migration in spring and fall had been their way of life for as long as anyone in the camp could remember. They moved their camp and their animals—sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, and chickens—in order to find green pastures and suitable temperatures. That year, one migrating family in the tribe allowed an outsider to make the trip with them. Anthropology professor Frank Hole, accompanied by his graduate student, Sekandar Amanolahi-Baharvand, traveled with the family of Morad Khan as they migrated into the mountains. In this volume, Hole describes the journey, the modern and prehistoric sites along the way, and the people he traveled with. It is a portrait of people in transition—even as the family follows the ancient migration path, there are signs of economic and social change everywhere. Illustrated.
Supplementary videos (on the migration, weaving, harvesting, and the bazaars) can be found on Fulcrum (fulcrum.org/UMMAA).
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Genesis of the migration project
Chapter 2: Sekandar’s story
Chapter 3: Luristan: homeland of the Baharvand
Chapter 4: The pastoral nomads of Luristan
Chapter 5: From Dezful to Chin-i Zal
Chapter 6: Morad Khan’s camp
Chapter 7: Tribal customs
Chapter 8: Waiting for the word
Chapter 9: Crossing Kialon Kuh
Chapter 10: Daily life on the trail
Chapter 11: Settlers in Bala Griveh
Chapter 12: Atawak’s memories: how it was
Chapter 13: The promised land
Chapter 14: An ancient pastoral camp
Chapter 15: A last look at the nomads
Chapter 16: The situation of the nomads in the twentieth century
Chapter 17: A history of the Baharvand
Chapter 18: Postscript
Bibliography
Citable Link
Published: 2021
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Figure 7.4. The river Zal cuts through the Chin-i Zal Valley. In summer it is placid, but it sometimes brings destructive floods to nomads camped in Chin-i Zal.
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