Abstract
Nudity (berahnehgi) and erotic (shahvani) scenes always had a special place in the visual arts and literature of Persia during its Islamic periods. Certainly marginalized and limited to the arts of the court (honareh darbari), it is only since the Safavid era (1501-1736) that the visual representations of naked bodies (berahneh), lovemaking (eshqbazi) and sexual affairs in the form of single page moraqqa found a greater audience beyond the courts' walls. This special genre of Persian visual art flourished during the Qajar dynasty (1789-1925), especially during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1848-96), who had a special interest in and love for the Persian visual arts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 127-174 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Journal | Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 45323 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |