The Baha'is of Iran: Socio-Historical StudiesDominic Parviz Brookshaw, Seena B. Fazel The Baha’i community of Iran is the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. This collection of essays presents a comprehensive study of the social and historical development of the Baha’i community, and its role in shaping modern Iran. Central to this study is the pioneering character of the Baha’i community in the late 19th and early 20th century, with chapters examining the role of women in the Baha’i community; the impact of Baha’i-run schools on Iranian society, Baha’i contributions to public health initiatives; and the influence of Baha’i thought and the actions of individual Baha’is on the Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1911. Conversion to the Baha’i Faith is another important theme, as contributors investigate the phenomenon of large scale conversion to the Baha’i Faith from the Jewish and Zoroastrian communities. Finally, although persecution of the Baha’is has drawn the attention of the Western media, until now few scholars working in the field of Iranian studies have chosen to write on the history or details of this persecution. Here, five prominent figures in the field redress this balance and look at different aspects of this persecution, including its historical background, the attitude of secular Iranians, persecution before and after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and human rights perspectives. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Iranian studies, Middle Eastern studies and comparative religion, and with many chapters authored by leading academics in Iranian studies, The Baha’is of Iran addresses both a gap in academic literature on the Baha’i Faith, and in the study of modern Iran in general. |
Contents
The conversion of Zoroastrians to the Bahai faith | |
tablets of Bahaullah and AbdulBaha to Bahai | |
Bahai schools in Iran | |
a preliminary survey | |
Bahai discourses on the Constitutional Revolution | |
The comparative dimension of the Bahai case and prospects for change | |
The historical roots of the persecution of Babis and Bahais in Iran | |
reflections on secular antiBahaism in Iran | |
AntiBahaism and Islamism in Iran | |
The discourse and practice of human rights violations of Iranian Bahais | |
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The Baha'is of Iran: Socio-historical Studies Dominic Parviz Brookshaw,Seena Fazel No preview available - 2010 |