The reshaping of Iran from Zoroastrian to Muslim : a history of cultural transformation /

The conquest of Sasanian Iran by the Arabs, newly galvanized by Islam, brought to a close Zoroastrian Iran which would henceforth become an integral part of the Islamic world. This book examines the transformation of the country and its impact on the diminished Zoroastrian community; and investigate...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Writer, Rashna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013.
Temas:
Islam > Iran.
Zoroastrianism.
Religion and sociology.
Political science.
Zoroastrisme.
Sociologie religieuse.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Islam.
Iran.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • THE RESHAPING OF IRAN FROM ZOROASTRIAN TO MUSLIM: A History of Cultural Transformation; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Historical Timeline; Glossary; Map: Iran in the Islamic Era; Preface & Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One
  • The Final Years of Sasanian Iran; Chapter Two
  • The Arab Military Conquest of Iran; Chapter Three
  • Transition from the Umayyad to the Abbasid Caliphate; Chapter Four
  • The Consolidation of Islamic Rule; Chapter Five
  • From Zoroastrian to Muslim: The Conversion of Iran; Chapter Six
  • Contraction of the Zoroastrian Community.
  • Chapter Seven
  • Shia Islam: Redefining a National IdentityChapter Eight
  • Emasculation of the Zoroastrians in the Safavid Era; Chapter Nine
  • The Qajar Dynasty: Further Denigration of the Zoroastrians; Chapter Ten
  • The Pahlavi Dynasty: An Era of Religious Tolerance for the Zoroastrians; Chapter Eleven
  • From Religious Tolerance to Islamic Revolution; CODA; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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