Marriage, Property and Conversion among the Zoroastrians

From Late Sasanian to Islamic Iran

Bibliographic Data

ID9344336
AuthorsTouraj Daryaee (University of California, Irvine, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume6
Issue1-2
Pages91-100
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Persianate Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1874-7094 • E-ISSN: 1874-7167
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18747167-12341250
OpenAlexW2027158335
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

This essay discusses the impact of xwēdōdah or consanguine marriages, sanctioned by the Zoroastrian tradition on the population during a time of religious dialogue, and proselytizing in Ērānšahr (600-800 CE). I believe that advocacy for such a type of marriage was intensified in particular periods in Iranian history, namely the third century, when the Manichaeans challenged Zoroastrianism; and more importantly in the 6th century when Christianity became a major threat; and finally in the eighth and the ninth centuries when state support for Zoroastrianism had collapsed and the Muslims were gaining numbers and becoming the new elite. It is asserted here that xwēdōdah had a practical purpose, which was to keep wealth within the family and the community at a time when conversion threatened the survival of Zoroastrianism

Ancient history · Elite · Islam · Islamization · Ninth · Political science · Population · Property (philosophy · Sociology · Theology · Zoroastrianism · Ancient Near East History · Demography · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies

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