This book offers a comprehensive discussion of the cultural, economic, and political achievements of religious groups that resisted assimilation to Islam in the Middle East. Focusing on Iran--which offers unique opportunities for the study of Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians--who all lived as minorities under Muslim rule there, the book covers the 6th through the 18th century.
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"'Aptin Khanbaghi has written an important and fascinating book which aims to present a thorough evaluation of the historical contributions made by religious minorities - Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians - to the societal and cultural physiognomy of the lands of Iran in pre-modern and early modern times. His general perspective and his broad treatment of the topic are quite new, while his use of sources and of the secondary literature is genuinely impressive. The Fire, the Star and the Cross makes a very significant and original contribution to our knowledge and understanding of Iranian history and civilization during an era when the foundations were laid for the emerging modern Iranian state.' BERT G FRAGNER, Director of the Institute of Iranian Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna"
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Aptin Khanbaghi is a scholar of Iranian history, based at the Margaret Beaufort Institute, University of Cambridge.
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Although the Middle East is mostly identified with Islam today, it has been home to many other great civilizations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shah Abbas, New Julfa, Bar Hebraeus, Iranian Jewry, Grand Vizier, Ottoman Empire, Muslim Iranian, Shah Sulayman, Julfan Armenians, Iranian Jews, Muslim Arabs, Azar Kayvan, Gengis Khan, Muhammad Beg, Timur Lang, Abu Sa'id, Safavid Iran, Sultan Husayn, Abu Muslim, Qubilai Khan, Zartusht Bahram, Arakel of Tabriz, Bar Sauma, Catholicos Yahballaha, Shah Safi New!
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Although the Middle East is mostly identified with Islam today, it has been home to many other great civilizations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shah Abbas, New Julfa, Bar Hebraeus, Iranian Jewry, Grand Vizier, Ottoman Empire, Muslim Iranian, Shah Sulayman, Julfan Armenians, Iranian Jews, Muslim Arabs, Azar Kayvan, Gengis Khan, Muhammad Beg, Timur Lang, Abu Sa'id, Safavid Iran, Sultan Husayn, Abu Muslim, Qubilai Khan, Zartusht Bahram, Arakel of Tabriz, Bar Sauma, Catholicos Yahballaha, Shah Safi New!
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- The Jews of Islam by Bernard Lewis in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Nestorian Churches by Aubrey R. Vine in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The History of Iran (The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations) by Elton L. Daniel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Armenians in India by Mesrovb Jacob Seth in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- History of Eastern Christianity by Aziz S. Atiya in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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