03053nam 2200589Ia 450 991078085970332120230725041555.01-282-47915-697866124791510-7391-3611-9(CKB)2520000000007051(EBL)483896(OCoLC)659563649(SSID)ssj0000414040(PQKBManifestationID)12172418(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414040(PQKBWorkID)10384199(PQKB)10051084(MiAaPQ)EBC483896(Au-PeEL)EBL483896(CaPaEBR)ebr10361504(CaONFJC)MIL247915(EXLCZ)99252000000000705120090929d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChristianity in Persia and the status of non-Muslims in Iran[electronic resource] /A. Christian van GorderLanham, MD Lexington Booksc20101 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-3609-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations of Organizations; Chapter 01. Introducing the Land of Persia and Early Persian History; Chapter 02. Early Persian Religions, Judaism, and Christianity before Islam; Chapter 03. The Rise of Islam and Non-Muslims in Persian Islam; Chapter 04. Types of Islam in Persia and Iran; Chapter 05. Modern Protestant Missionary Efforts in Persia; Chapter 06. Non-Muslims and the Islamic Revolution of 1979; Chapter 07. Contemporary Christianity in Iran; Chapter 08. The Persecution of Protestants in Modern IranChapter 09. Conclusion-The Future of Christian and Muslim Relations in IranAppendix I: International Organizations Confronting Religious Persecution (2009); Appendix II: Statements from the Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights; Appendix III: Timeline of Persian History; Appendix IV: Chronological List of Rulers in Iran; Appendix V: Ethnic and Religious Groups in Iran (1999); Appendix VI: Non-Muslim Religious Minorities; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; IndexThis book focuses on the history of Christianity in Persia and the present-day relationship that Muslims in Iran have taken toward people of other faith traditions. The book provides a comprehensive and readable introduction to a fascinating history with important contemporary ramifications for interfaith and intercultural studies.ChristianityIranIslamIranIranReligionChristianityIslam275.5Van Gorder A. Christian1505619MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780859703321Christianity in Persia and the status of non-Muslims in Iran3735293UNINA