Between Foreigners and Shi'is
Based on archival and primary sources in Persian, Hebrew, Judeo-Persian, Arabic, and European languages, Between Foreigners and Shi''is examines the Jews'' religious, social, and political status in nineteenth-century Iran. This book, which focuses on Nasir al-Din Shah''s reign (1848-1896), is the first comprehensive scholarly attempt to weave all these threads into a single tapestry. This case s...
Based on archival and primary sources in Persian, Hebrew, Judeo-Persian, Arabic, and European languages, Between Foreigners and Shi''is examines the Jews'' religious, social, and political status in nineteenth-century Iran. This book, which focuses on Nasir al-Din Shah''s reign (1848-1896), is the first comprehensive scholarly attempt to weave all these threads into a single tapestry. This case s...
