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Christianity in Persia and the status of non-muslims in Iran /
Writing on an often overlooked section of contemporary Persian culture, A. Christian Van Gorder provides a comprehensive and readable introduction to the experience of Christians and other non-Muslims in Iran throughout history and into the present day. Van Gorder gives a fascinating account of the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introducing the land of Persia and early Persian history
- Early Persian religions, Judaism, and Christianity, before Islam
- The rise of Islam and the role of non-muslims in Persian Islam
- Types of Islam in Persia and Iran
- Modern protestant missionary efforts in Persia
- Non-Muslims and the Islamic revolution of 1979
- Contemporary Christianity in Iran
- Persecution of protestants in modern Iran
- Conclusion : the future of Christian and Muslim relations in Iran
- Appendix I: international organizations confronting religious persecution (2009)
- Appendix II: statements from the universal Islamic declaration on human rights
- Appendix III: timeline of Persian history
- Appendix IV: chronological list of rulers in Iran
- Appendix V: ethnic and religious groups in Iran (1999)
- Appendix VI: non-Muslim religious minorities
- Glossary of Arabic and Persian terms and names.