Religion and Nation : : Iranian Local and Transnational Networks in Britain / / Kathryn Spellman.
An estimated 75,000 Iranians emigrated to Britain after the 1979 revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic. They are politically, religiously, socio-economically and ethnically heterogeneous, and have found themselves in the ongoing process of settlement. The aim of this book is to ex...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2004] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Forced Migration ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Religious Identity in the Process of Migration
- 1 The Iranian Revolution and the Subsequent Waves of Emigration
- 2 Iranians in Britain
- 3 Sofreh: a Shia Muslim Religious Ritual for Iranian Women
- 4 Iranian Sufi Orders in London
- 5 The Iranian Christian Fellowship and Elam Ministries
- 6 Conclusions and Findings
- Bibliography
- Index