Pious citizens reforming Zoroastrianism in India and Iran / Monica M. Ringer.

Author/creator Ringer, Monica M., 1965-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press,
Descriptionxv, 273 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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SeriesModern intellectual and political history of the Middle East
Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East. ^A410714
Contents Introduction: modernity, religion, and the production of knowledge -- Bombay and murmurs of reform: religion as "civilization" and "progress" -- The Protestant challenge to Zoroastrianism -- The Parsi response: rational religion and the rethinking of tradition -- Western religious studies scholarship: historicism and evolutionism -- Parsi religious reform in the second generation: the recovery of "true" religion -- The Parsi rediscovery of ancient Iran -- Iranian nationalism and the Zoroastrian past -- Kay Khosrow Shahrokh: rational religion and citizenship in Iran -- Conclusion: religion and the creation of pious citizens.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-259) and index.
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LCCN 2011040056
ISBN9780815632641 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815632649 (cloth : alk. paper)