Religious minorities in Iran
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Bibliographic Information
Religious minorities in Iran
(Cambridge Middle East studies, 13)
Cambridge University Press, 2006
- : pbk
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"First published 2000, digitally printed first paperback version 2006"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-224) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 constructed out of personal interviews with members of these communities. 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. This is an important and original book which will make a significant contribution to the literature on minorities and to the workings of the Islamic Republic.
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on transliteration and bibliography
- Glossary
- Introduction: an overview of politics and society
- 1. Ethnic anatomy and politics of non-Muslim minorities
- 2. The Assembly of Experts: debut in the year of destiny
- 3. Policy sphere of recognized religious minorities
- 4. Distinctions and designations as policy output
- 5. Prevalent responses of recognized religious minorities
- Conclusion: the perils of marginality
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
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