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The Iranian Christian Diaspora

By Benedikt Römer

The Iranian Christian Diaspora

By Benedikt Römer

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Over the past few decades, whilst evading severe governmental restrictions in Iran, the Iranian Evangelical diaspora has grown across Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, the US and the UK. Far from the censorship of the Islamic Republic, Iranian Evangelical pastors and ministers publish Persian-language Christian magazines and online videos with the aim to reach the transnational Iranian Christian community, as well as potential converts in Iran. This book explores notions of nationhood and diasporic dwelling in the religious narratives and practices of Iranian Christian exilic communities, showing how claims to the authenticity of a distinct Iranian-Christian identity are constructed. Examining abundant source material available in the Iranian Christian exilic milieu, the book draws extensively upon five unstudied series of Persian-language Christian exile magazines published between the early 1990s and the 2020s, Persian-language video material and a number of interviews with Iranian Christian pastors with leadership positions in the Iranian Christian diaspora. These sources demonstrate the significance of exile and religious affiliation as key factors shaping diasporic images of the homeland and visions of a future return. Benedikt Römerweaves the history and contemporary story of the Iranian Christian community together, placing it in the context of a wider ongoing religious transformation in Iranian society.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
248
Release Date:
2025-11-27
Publication Date:
2025-11-27
Publisher:
I.B. Tauris
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0755651723
ISBN13:
9780755651726
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
383 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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