Conspiracy theories;Criticism and apologetics;Prince Dolgorukov;Persecution, Iran;Persecution;Opposition
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Religious Contentions in Modern Iran, 1881-1941
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In 20th-century Iran, anti-Bahaism played a role in transforming Shi'i religious piety into the political ideology known as Islamism; Bahá'ís became branded as Iran's internal "other"; role of The Confessions of Dolgoruki. Link to thesis (offsite).
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PhD dissertation for the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, 2011.