| Key | BIB16471 |
| Reference type | Thesis |
| Title | Zoroastrian Conversions to the Bahá'í Faith in Yazd, Irán |
| Author | Stiles, Susan |
| Year | 1983 |
| Date | 1983 |
| Place published | [Tucson] |
| Abstract | Examines the conversion of Zoroastrians to the Baha'i Faith in Yazd in the period from the 1880s to the early 20th century. A new mercantile elite emerged within the Zoroastrian community after the Parsis of India sent emissaries to their oppressed co-religionists in Iran. When religious reform failed to keep pace with social change, an ideational vacuum was created among this educated class which the Baha'i Faith succeeded in filling. |
| Notes | M.A. |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | ZOROASTRIANISM; IRAN; CONVERSION |
| Number of pages | vii, 107 |
| University | University of Arizona |
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