Bibliography: BIB39926

Key	BIB39926
Reference type	Journal Article
Title	Three Iranian Intellectual Icons of the 1960s and Their Attitudes Toward the Bahá’ís
Journal	Religions
Author	Yazdani, Mina
Year	2026
Issue	2
Volume	17
ISSN	2077-1444
Abstract	This article examines the works of three iconic Iranian intellectuals of the 1960s—the Muslim thinker Jalál Ál‑i‑Aḥmad, the Islamist ideologue ‘Alí Sharí‘atí, and the Marxist theorist Iḥsán Ṭabarí—and argues that their shared underlying assumption is the claim that the Bahá’í religion has foreign roots and that its leaders maintain clandestine ties with foreign powers. By uncritically accepting the master narrative of Bahá’í espionage—shaped in large part by The Confessions of Dalgurúkí in the 1940s—these intellectuals, contrary to their role as agents of change and critics of authority, helped further consolidate and perpetuate this narrative. In doing so, and given their significant influence, they contributed to the distancing of their readers from their Bahá’í compatriots.
Language	English
Keywords	AL-I-AHMAD, JALAL; SHARI'AT'I, 'ALI; TABARI, IHSAN; PERSECUTION; IRAN; INTELLECTUAL LIFE
URL	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17/2/259
Pages	259
Accession number	doi:10.3390/rel17020259
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