The Baha'is of Iran: socio-historical studies
Introduction / Dominic Parviz Brookshaw and Seena B. Fazel -- Messianic expectation and evolving identities : the conversion of Iranian Jews to the Baha'i Faith / Mehrdad Amanat -- The conversion of Zoroastrians to the Baha'i faith / Fereydun Vahman -- Instructive encouragement : the table...
| Published in: | Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London [u.a.]
Routledge
c 2008
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| In: |
Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies (12)
Year: 2008 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies
12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iran
/ Baha'i faith
/ Persecution
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Bahais Persecutions Iran B Bahais (Iran) B Bahais Persecutions (Iran) B Bahais Iran B Iran Religion B Bahai Faith Relations |
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| Summary: | Introduction / Dominic Parviz Brookshaw and Seena B. Fazel -- Messianic expectation and evolving identities : the conversion of Iranian Jews to the Baha'i Faith / Mehrdad Amanat -- The conversion of Zoroastrians to the Baha'i faith / Fereydun Vahman -- Instructive encouragement : the tablets of Baha'ullah and 'Abdu'l-Baha to Baha'i women in Iran and India / Dominic Parviz Brookshaw -- Baha'i schools in Iran / Moojan Momen -- Baha'i health initiatives in Iran : a preliminary survey / Seena B. Fazel and Minou Foadi -- Baha'i discourses on the Constitutional Revolution / Kavian S. Milani -- The comparative dimension of the Baha'i case and prospects for change in the future / Eliz Sanasarian -- The historical roots of the persecution of Babis and Baha'is in Iran / Abbas Amanat -- Anatomy of prejudice : reflections on secular anti-Baha'ism in Iran / H. E. Chehabi -- Anti-Baha'ism and Islamism in Iran / Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi -- The discourse and practice of human rights violations of Iranian Baha'is in The Islamic Republic of Iran / Reza Afshari |
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| Item Description: | 1. Foreword / Dominic Parviz Brookshaw and Seena Fazel -- 2. Messianic expectation and evolving identities: the conversion of Iranian Jews to the Baha'i Faith / Mehrdad Amanat -- 3. The conversion of Zoroastrians to the Baha'i faith / Fereydun Vahman -- 4. Instructive encouragement: the tablets of Baha'ullah and 'Abdu'l-Baha to Baha'i women in Iran and India / Dominic Parviz Brookshaw -- 5. Baha'i schools in Iran / Moojan Momen -- 6. Baha'i health initiatives in Iran: a preliminary survey / Seena Fazel and Minou Foadi -- 7. Baha'i discourses on the Constitutional Revolution / Kavian Milani -- 8. The comparative dimension of the Baha'i case and prospects for change in the future / Eliz Sanasarian -- 9. The historical roots of the persecution of Babis and Baha'is in Iran / Abbas Amanat -- -- 10. Anti-baha'ism and islamism in Iran / Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi -- 11. Anatomy of prejudice: reflections on secular anti-Baha'ism in Iran / Houchang E. Chehabi -- -- The discourse and practice of human rights violations of Iranian Baha'is in The Islamic Republic of iran / Reza Afshari. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Formerly CIP |
| ISBN: | 0415356733 |