Armenian Christians in Iran : ethnicity, religion, and identity in the Islamic Republic /
Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has promoted a Shi'a Islamic identity aimed at transcending ethnic and national boundaries. During the same period, Iran's Armenian community, once a prominent Christian minority in Tehran, has declined by more than 80%. Although the Armenian community is re...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Iranism, Islam and Armenian-ness in Iran
- Education and the construction of Armenian Iran
- Discrimination, status and response
- Stereotyping and identity
- Performing Armenian-ness in Tehran
- Identity and emigration.