Mysticism and Dissent: Socioreligious Thought in Qajar Iran

by Mangol Bayat

This history examines the complex origins of religious dissent in 19th-century Qajar Iran (known to Westerners as Persia), and how it provided a mood and attitude which led to far-reaching political dissent, culminating in the establishment of a new government in 1906.

Genres: Iran

228 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1982