Das „Feindbild Bahai“ im Wandel der politischen Verhältnisse im Iran
The Bahai Faith originated in 19th century Iran. Since the early days of its inception and up until today, in Iran the followers of the faith have been subject to persecution, carried out under different pretexts. A study of polemical anti-Bahai writings demonstrates that the accusations against Bah...
| Subtitles: | Themenheft: Die Bahá’í-Religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte
Year: 2020, Volume: 72, Issue: 3, Pages: 311-344 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iran
/ Baha'i faith
/ Persecution
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa KBM Asia |
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| Summary: | The Bahai Faith originated in 19th century Iran. Since the early days of its inception and up until today, in Iran the followers of the faith have been subject to persecution, carried out under different pretexts. A study of polemical anti-Bahai writings demonstrates that the accusations against Bahais evolved and in fact changed over time. The portrayal of the Bahais as “enemies” was reshaped and adapted time and again to current needs and ideological agendas. Anti-Bahaism, it is argued in this paper, is part of the contemporary political discourse and mirrors the different stages of political developments in Iran over the past one and a half centuries. Anti-Bahai polemics, while in general wholly unreliable as a source for Bahai doctrine and history, serve as a vivid example for mechanisms employed in the “othering” of minority groups and the preparation for their physical persecution. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0739 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700739-07203006 |