Modern Iranian Zoroastrian Identity in Transition

Identity Strategies and Directions of Change

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6437563
AutoresPaulina Niechciał (0000-0001-5732-3837, Jagiellonian University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen18
Número1-2
Páginas117-146
Fecha de publicación2025-05-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Persianate Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1874-7094 • E-ISSN: 1874-7167
EditorialBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18747167-bja10060
OpenAlexW4410219974
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas22

The article discusses the transformation of modern Zoroastrian collective identity in the diaspora in comparison with Iran. It has been inspired by Eisenstadt’s reflection on modern collective identities and is based on qualitative research in California, compared with the findings from Tehran. In contrast with shrinking traditional Zoroastrian communities, demographic growth has been observed in North America, primarily in the United States. The American environment, which is very different from the legal marginalization of minorities in Iran, contributes to greater openness, blurs ethnic boundaries, and accepts conversion. However, this poses new challenges, including the fear of US-born Zoroastrians losing links to their heritage and their lack of recognition in the surrounding society

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Biology · Identity (music · Identity change · Political science · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Zoroastrianism · Anthropology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Philosophy · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Genetics