Mysticism and Dissent : Socioreligious Thought in Qajar Iran [1. ed.] 9780815622604, 0815622600

This history examines the complex origins of religious dissent in 19th century Qajar Iran (then known to Westerners as P

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Mysticism and Dissent : Socioreligious Thought in Qajar Iran [1. ed.]
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