Iranian non-Muslim communities : negotiating social space during the Constitutional Revolution, 1891-1911 / Saghar Sadeghian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sadeghian, Saghar, Author.

Series:

The global Middle East : 41.

The global Middle East ; 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious minorities--Iran--Social conditions--20th century.

Religious minorities.

Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--Iran.

Iran--Religion.

Iran.

Iran--History--1905-1911.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

In the years surrounding the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, major non-Muslim communities of Zoroastrians, Christians, Jews, and Bahaʾis negotiated identities, rights, and power structures. Using primary documents from Iranian, British, and French archives, Saghar Sadeghian sheds light on an underexplored aspect of Iranian and Middle Eastern history and offers a comparative view of these communities during the late Qajar era. This study draws on theories from Foucault, Agamben, and Lefebvre, providing an interdisciplinary analysis that connects history and sociology. The position of non-Muslims in Iranian society created heterotopias for the Muslim majority, yet the fluid identities blurred boundaries and bent regulations. Sadeghian explores the roles of non-Muslims in the revolution, demonstrating the impacts on these groups at the intersection of religion, economy, and politics.

Contents:

Legal status of the non-Muslims : navigating and negotiating space as Iranians

Non-Muslims' economic activities and social classes in Iran : negotiation of the borders

The religious "other" in the heart of Iranian society : negotiating and producing spaces

Conversion as boundary crossing

Creating a new social space : non-Muslims in the Constitutional Revolution (1906-1911)

Non-Muslims in the Parliament : constitutional production of space

The Second Parliament's demise and the withdrawal from political engagement.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jun 2026).

ISBN:

1-009-74915-3

9781009749190

OCLC:

1592919164