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Companions of the Sun is a comprehensive overview of the mystical traditions that arose throughout the ages in the religion currently centered on Iran, with an emphasis on sacred dance. The book is a lively exploration of the archaeological, anthropological, and ethnological roots of the practices, folk-ways, and art forms that this region has contributed to human spiritual culture.

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Farima Berenji, PhD is an Iranian-American scholar and dance ethnologist, an award winning internationally acclaimed dance artist, a choreographer, instructor, and an archaeologist specializing in ancient, sacred, classical, and folkloric dances of Persia, Ionia, and the Silk Road. She is a third generation artist--her devotion to the world of arts inspired by both her mother and grandmother as performing artists, poets, and musicians of Azerbaijani heritage. Farima has spent her lifetime studying Persian/Iranian and Central Asian dance, culture, and history.

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