Title Yārsān of Iran, socio-political changes and migration / S. Behnaz Hosseini

Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 229 pages) Contents Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Contents -- 1 Research Overview -- Historical Framework of the Study -- Research Aims -- Why Study the Yārsāni Community? -- Why Study the Yārsāni in Sweden? -- Previous Research on the Kurdish Diaspora and Yārsāni Religion -- Research Methodology -- Fieldwork Observations -- Research Challenges -- Data Analysis -- Research Questions -- Overview of the Yārsāni People -- Yārsāni Religion -- Recent History of the Yārsāni People -- The Kurdish Diaspora -- The Kurdish Diaspora in Sweden -- How Does Diaspora Life Affect Yārsāni Communities? Political Engagement and Activities -- Yārsāni Political Activism -- The Kaka-i People of Iraq -- Ties Between the Yārsāni Diaspora and Homeland -- The Concept of Identity -- "In-Between" Cultures -- Experiences of Discrimination and Belonging -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Yārsāni Religious Practice and Identity -- Religious Beliefs -- Yārsāni Religious Texts -- Yārsāni Religion in the Diaspora -- Analysis of Religious Texts -- Diaspora Religion and Communal Identity -- Religion and Cultural Transformation -- Religious Practice in the Diaspora -- Yārsāni: A Cultural or Religious Community? Yārsāni Identity in Iran -- Religious Assimilation Pressures -- Religious Persecution and Human Rights -- Yārsāni Secrecy and Isolation -- References -- 4 Yārsāni Religious Innovation and Transformation -- Tūtshami -- Religious Innovation and Resistance -- Yārsāni Religious Manuscripts -- Religious Publishing Outside Iran -- Religious Versus Political Activism in the Diaspora -- Kurdish Language Maintenance -- Impact of Shi'a Islam on Yārsānism -- Impact of Diaspora Life on Religious Practice -- Taboos and Discrimination: The Concept of "Shaytānparastān" -- Changes to Religious Practice Conclusion -- References -- 5 Yārsāni Community and the Internet -- The Yārsāni Community and Facebook -- Qualitative Internet-Based Research -- Theoretical Approach -- Research Background -- Using the Internet to Study the Yārsāni Community -- What Is the Meaning of Facebook for Yārsāni Internet Users? -- The Awakening of Yārsāni on Facebook -- Social Media Methodology -- Facebook Use Among Yārsāni -- Freedom and Communication Online -- The Mystery of the Unsaid -- Yārsāni Attitudes Toward Secrecy Taboos in Sweden -- Visual Identity of Yārsāni on Facebook Summary This book examines how socio-political surroundings have affected the evolution of Yārsāni religious thought and why the Yārsāni religious belief, despite its fundamental disagreement with Islamic tenets, has been affiliated with Islam. It also considers the historical context and socio-religious milieu in which the Yārsāni belief appropriates religious forces to survive their religion, how Yārsāni experience their religion in Islamic society, and what are differences are significant in their lived experiences. The author explores how the experience of worship influences real life for the Yārsānis from the perspectives of sociology, behaviorism, content analysis, cultural studies and ethnography in Iran and diaspora with focus on Sweden. Yārsānis followers became known as those who "don't tell secrets," primarily because they were not allowed to promote and advertise their religion in public, but recently have started to reveal their religion, especially in social media. This book discovers the transformation of this religion, and in particular in which context an individual can change the content of religion, and bring about new ideas regarding religion and belief Bibliography References-2 Diaspora and Identity-Theoretical Perspectives-Diaspora Consciousness-Homeland Orientation-Globalization and Transnationalism-Ethnic Identity and Mobilization-Kurdish Nationalism-Diaspora Experience and Ethnic Identity-Nationalism in Iran-Concepts of "Nation" and "Home"-Religion and Ethnic Identity-Transnationalism in the Diaspora-Transnationalism and "Imagined Communities"-Religious Transnationalism-Religious Adaptation in the Diaspora-Religious Freedom and Expression-Diaspora Cultural and Social Relations Notes Yārsāni Online Social Interaction and Identity in Kurdistan Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Religious minorities -- Iran Iranians -- Sweden -- Social conditions Ahl-i Ḥaqq -- Iran Islam -- Relations. Politics and government Islam Interfaith relations Emigration and immigration Ahl-i Ḥaqq Iranians -- Social conditions Religion Religious minorities Social conditions SUBJECT Iran -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067915 Iran -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001578 Iran -- Religious life and customs Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067913 Iran -- Emigration and immigration Subject Iran Sweden Form Electronic book ISBN 9789811526350 9811526354

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