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Author Sanasarian, Eliz.

Title Religious minorities in Iran / Eliz Sanasarian.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 228 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Cambridge Middle East studies
Cambridge Middle East studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and index.
Contents Introduction: an overview of politics and society -- 1. Ethnic anatomy and politics of non-Muslim minorities. Armenians. Assyrians and Chaldeans. Missionary activities. Jews. Zoroastrians. Bahais. Comparative dynamics -- 2. Assembly of Experts: debut in the year of destiny. Interactions between the non-Muslim and Muslim deputies -- 3. Policy sphere of recognized religious minorities. Religion. Education. Communal Life. First and the second Majlis: 1980-88. Two distinguishing features -- 4. Distinctions and designations as policy output. Severity of treatment of the Jews. Persecution of Bahais. Troubled path of nonethnic Christian groups. Particularities as the end product. Limitations and the legal domain -- 5. Prevalent responses of recognized religious minorities. Similar responses. Responses unique to each group. Meaning of the response. Conclusion: the perils of marginality.
Summary "Eliz Sanasarian's book explores the political and ideological relationship between non-Muslim religious minorities in Iran and the state during the formative years of the Islamic Republic to the present day. Her analysis is based on a detailed examination of the history and experiences of the Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Jews, Zoroastrians, Bahais and Iranian Christians, and describes how these communities have responded to state policies regarding minorities. Many of her findings are derived from personal interviews with members of these communities as well as careful analysis of primary documents. While the book is essentially an empirical study, it also highlights more general questions associated with exclusion and marginalization and the role of the state in defining these boundaries."--Jacket.
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Subject Religious minorities -- Iran.
Religious minorities.
Iran.
Religion and state -- Iran.
Religion and state.
Religious tolerance -- Iran.
Religious tolerance.
Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1979-1997
Subject Iran -- Religion.
Religion.
Chronological Term 1979 - 1997
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Godsdienstige minderheden.
Other Form: Print version: Sanasarian, Eliz. Religious minorities in Iran. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000 0521770734 (DLC) 99032293 (OCoLC)41380587
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