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Zoroastrians in Britain - The Ratanbai Katrak Lectures: University of Oxford 1985 (Hardcover)
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Zoroastrians in Britain - The Ratanbai Katrak Lectures: University of Oxford 1985 (Hardcover)
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Zoroastrianism is the religion of ancient Iran, dating back over a
thousand years before the time of Christ. It is also the religion
of Britain's oldest South Asian minority, with a history going back
to 1724. From the contribution of the Zoroastrian MPs Naoroji and
Bhownagree in the nineteenth century to the transmission of their
heritage and concerns today, this is the first complete study of
the community right up to the 1990s. With the largest Zoroastrian
population outside the 'old countries' living in London, the
British community has played an important part in the modern
history of Zoroastrianism. They furnish a unique opportunity to
trace the history and experience of an Asian community in the West
for well over a hundred years, with a wide variety of members from
rural and urban India, Pakistan, East Africa, as well as the
original homeland, Iran, and a substantial proportion of
Zoroastrians who are British-born. The book is based on extensive
study of archival sources, a large survey questionnaire, a
programme of structured interviews, and over twenty years of the
author's personal contact with the community. The book includes
discussion of many important contemporary issues, such as racial
prejudice, gender issues, generational differences, attitudes both
to British society and to the 'old country' - and argues that
religion is an increasingly important concern among British South
Asian minorities.
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