Item record: Zoroastrian Conversions to the Bahá'í Faith in Yazd, Iran

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Zoroastrian Conversions to the Bahá'í Faith in Yazd, Iran

Author	Susan Maneck
Title of item	Zoroastrian Conversions to the Bahá'í Faith in Yazd, Iran
Date of this edition	1983
Language	English
Permission	author
Posted	2021-10-15 by Jonah Winters
Classified in	Theses
URL	bahai-library.com/maneck_zoroastrian_conversions_thesis
Abstract	The Bahá'í Faith appealed to Zoroastrian messianic motifs, Iranian paradigms of legitimacy, and reforming elements within the Zoroastrian community. This study examines conversions in Yazd from the early 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century.
Notes	Master's thesis for the Department of Oriental Studies, University of Arizona. See also shorter published article Early Zoroastrian Conversions to the Bahá'í Faith in Yazd, Iran (1984). See also The Navjote of a Converted Zoroastrian Bahai in Dastur Dhalla, the Saga of a Soul: Autobiography of Shams-ul-ulama Dastur Dr. Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhallan.
Tags	Bahai history by country; Zoroastrianism
Locations	Iran (documents); Yazd
Page views	401 hits since 2021-10-15
Last edited	2022-08-20 20:38 EST. See previous versions [archive.org].

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