Richard Tapper Series

Richard Tapper, a professor emeritus at the School of Oriental and African Studies, is a social anthropologist whose ethnographic research has spanned Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkey. His work critically examines pastoral nomadism, the complex relationships between ethnic minorities and the state, and the anthropological dimensions of Islam. Tapper's scholarship also delves into the anthropology of food, Iranian cinema, and the intricacies of religious politics in Iran, offering a multifaceted understanding of the regions he studies.