New Religious Movements in Iran: Determinants of Toleration and Repression by the State

New religious movement activism can be perceived as a threat to mainstream order, sometimes resulting in repression by the state. New religions have become popular in Iran, a nation ruled by an absolute theocracy since 1979, yet the state appears to have tolerated the majority of new religious movem...

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Main Author: Farshchi, Ehsan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2024
In: Nova religio
Year: 2024, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 31-52
Further subjects:B New Religious Movements
B Toleration
B resource mobilization
B regulating religion
B Repression
B Islamic Republic of Iran
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