خواندنی‌ها شماره ۲ آتفه چهارمحالیان و منصوره شجاعی لاهه
The Role of Adherents of Other Religions in Iranian Modernity
Adherents of Other Religions

The Role of Adherents of Other Religions in Iranian Modernity

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53895/ftj1502

Keywords: Cultural diversity, religious minorities, Iranian modernity, positivist discourse, nationalist ideology

Freedom of Thought Journal, No. 15

pages: 11-30

Freedom of Thought Journal - Issue 15
Counted: 10

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Throughout centuries, Iran has nurtured a variety of ethnicities, religions, sects, and belief systems. Its cultural diversity has contributed to a distinct social dynamism. Nevertheless, central governments did not generally tolerate the independence of ethnic groups and tribes, and conformist religious leaders have often discriminated against non-Muslims and suppressed dissenters.

In the modern era, a positivist Western discourse, mixed with a homogenizing nationalist ideology, and later an authoritarian Islamism, has threatened Iran’s cultural diversity. This article aims to show that dissidents and non-believers, despite being marginalized and overlooked, have played a significant role in various spheres of Iran’s society and culture.

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