RT Book T1 Religion and society in Qajar Iran T2 RoutledgeCurzon T2 RoutledgeCurzon/BIPS Persian studies series A2 Gleave, Robert 1967- LA English PP London New York PB RoutledgeCurzon YR 2005 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/801375754 AB E.G. Browne relates this story in his A Year amongst the Persians in orderto demonstrate the gross ignorance which sometimes characterises [amulls] decisions. The episode was related to Browne by one of his Bbassociates in Kerman, and the question was designed to expose this ignoranceof the clergy. As it is related here, however, the jibe is unwarranted. A hole half a yard in each direction is not half a yard square (it is half ayard cubed). The mull, in the absence of a specification of depth, assumesthat the hole is dug to the same depth as the original request. This assumptionis OP 482 NO "Proceedings of the conference held on 4-6 September 2000 in Bristol and jointly organised by Bristol University (Department of Theology and Religious Studies), The British Institute of Persian Studies, The Iran Heritage Foundation, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the University of Bristol Faculty of Arts. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-473) and index. - Print version record NO Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-473) and index CN BP63.I68 SN 978-0-415-33814-1 SN 0-415-33814-X SN 0-203-33737-9 SN 978-0-203-33737-0 K1 Islam : History : 19th century : Iran K1 Islam and state : Iran K1 Islam : Iran : History : 19th century K1 Islam K1 Islam and state K1 Religion K1 Qajar Dynasty (Iran) K1 Religion ; History K1 TRAVEL ; Special Interest ; Religious K1 History K1 Iran : Religion : 19th century K1 Iran : History : Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925 : Iran K1 Iran : History : Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925 K1 Iran K1 Electronic books K1 Electronic books : History : Electronic books K1 Konferenzschrift K1 Konferenzschrift : 2000 : Bristol