The Islamization and Ethnogenesis of the Fereydani Georgians

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ID11046083
AuthorsBabak Rezvani (0000-0001-5101-4697, University of Amsterdam, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume36
Issue4
Pages593-623
Publication date2008-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/00905990802230597
OpenAlexW2074909446
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited7

Fereydani Georgians are the only Georgian-speaking ethnic group in Iran. Despite being all that is left of the once vast and important Georgian-speaking community in Iran, this ethnic group is still largely unknown, both inside and outside Iran. There is a general consensus that Georgians have played a pivotal role in Iran's history since the seventeenth century. Despite this, the Fereydani Georgians are also still relatively unknown within Iran itself. Also in Georgia there is some (popular) knowledge about them. Nevertheless, even this knowledge is rudimentary and is plagued by a large number of misconceptions. The Fereydani Georgians are virtually unknown outside Iran and Georgia

Ancient history · Archaeology · Ethnic group · Ethnogenesis · Ethnology · Geography · Georgian · Islam · Islamization · Linguistics · Sociology · Anthropology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy

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