
Zoroastrianism in India and Iran : Persians, Parsis and the flowering of political identity
Alexandra Buhler
Bok · Engelsk · 2024
Omfang | x, 294 sider : illustrasjoner, kart
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Opplysninger | Zoroastrian philanthropy and Iran -- A confluence of interests : Pre-Islamic Iran and Parsis -- Zoroastrians and the 'Great Game' -- Arbab Jamshid and the Constitutional Revolution : A new era -- Struggles for Justice : Zoroastrians and the law -- The restoration of the Iranian constitution and Parsi dreams of 'return' -- The 'awakening' of Pahlavi Iran.. - "This book examines the strong relationship between the Zoroastrian community in Iran and the Zoroastrian community in India from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1920s. Using a variety of original sources from Britain, India and Iran, Alexandra Buhler looks at the political, legal, and social position of Zoroastrians in Iran and how different events impacted their attitudes as well as the attitudes of Zoroastrians in India towards their ancestral homeland"--
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ISBN | 9780755601608. - 9780755655854
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