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Show 80 knaveries. Our army the laughing-stock of the world. serving of the pity of beggars. Our the Our towns each justice of the unbelievers. roads worse gotothese coffee-houses hours after sunset. Khanah of and a and doctors metropolis de craving of dirt. the Our Persian stay until two or men three But, during the Revolution "in many of the Qahwa legendary tales legends] regaled significant contribution. in the afternoon and [coffee-houses] professtonal reciting a princes than the tracks of animals" (The Qanun, 1890). Even the coffee-houses made like to Mujtahids [clergy] Our readers were engaged, who, instead of the Shah-nama [a book of Persian their clients with kings political news" (Browne, 1910a:142). Smelser states that ''the actual method by which communication is carried--mouth to mouth, the press, etc. --varies from situation to situation" (Smelser, 1962:337). of the population, beliefs of the regard In played rumors an Iran, due to the.illiteracy of the majority important role Rumors were, also, the most people. to short-term outbursts during or the entire In the played on an population spreading the walls and doors, (Malekzadeh, or 1961 :112). significant Each the factor in day the not, against specific in order to mobilize the of rumors, the Shabnamehs important role. generalizing the Revolution. revolutionaries "proclaimed" fresh news, factual groups in people for action. ("night letters") also During the night revolutionaries placed letters or threw them into the homes, of the These "night-Ietters" were people published anonymously, |
