Issues of followers of religions, sects and informal rituals of the Nasserite period in petition documents(1301-1303 AH)

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

maryam nilghaz ¹ , Sina Foroozesh ² , Reza Shaabani ³

1 - ََA Ph.D. candidate in Post-Islamic History of Iran, Science and Research Branch. Islamic Azad University , Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of History, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University. Tehran, Iran. (corresponding author)
3 - Professor, Department of History, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University.Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-08-04 Accepted : 2021-12-04 Published : 2022-06-22

Keywords: Jewish, issues, Nasser al-Din Shah, petition, Christian,

Abstract :

By studying petition documents as one of the sources for studying social history in the contemporary era, one can take a new look at It had the social life and the cultural and economic life of the Iranian society, which may have been neglected until now. Followers issues unofficial religions, sects and rituals as one of the aspects of the social life of the Iranian people need to be examined.It is mostly in different historical periods and from this perspective, these documents can be of great help in understanding life and Have problems with these social groups. In this research, the documents of the petitions of the Nasiri period, during the years 1301 It has been studied until 1303 AH. The religions mentioned in these documents mainly include two Christian religious groups And he is Jewish. The research method in this article is the historical method (inductive) and the method of writing and compiling it as It is descriptive-analytical. Extraction of information and data has also been done in the form of libraries and documents.The findings of this study show that except for religious issues, in other matters, issues of followers of religions, sects and Formal and informal rituals have been common. regarding religious issues, we can boldly say that mainlyIt has been an excuse for lords and those in power to achieve their material goal.