The Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals - Iran - Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization par UNESCO

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2010 - URL: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/00378 - Description: Pahlevani is an Iranian martial art that combines elements of Islam, Gnosticism and ancient Persian beliefs. It describes a ritual collection of gymnastic and callisthenic movements performed by ten to twenty men, each wielding instruments symbolizing ancient weapons. The ritual takes place in a ...