Between Greater KhurÄsÄn and the KhurÄsÄn Province: The Continuity of Greater KhurÄsÄn in the Social Identity of Iranian SunnÄ«s in KhurÄsÄn Province

Hessam Habibi Doroh

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Between Greater KhurÄsÄn and the KhurÄsÄn Province: The Continuity of Greater KhurÄsÄn in the Social Identity of Iranian SunnÄ«s in KhurÄsÄn Province

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The Persian-speaking Iranian SunnÄ«s of the KhurÄsÄn province feel a deep collective resonance with the historical roots of Greater KhurÄsÄn in their social identity. Even today, they continue to praise and illustrate the glorious Islamic past through their narratives. This is in contrast to most Iranian SunnÄ«s with a non-Persian-speaking ethnic identity. KhurÄsÄn has long been recognized as the center of SunnÄ« education. However, the central status of this eastern region of the Islamic world was diminished following the fifteenth century â in particular, due to the early sixteenth century expansion of ShÄ«Ê¿Ä« Islam under the á¹¢afavÄ«ds. Yet the sense or idea of centrality has continued like a thread weaving through the social identity of the Iranian SunnÄ«s in KhurÄsÄn and remains reflected in their religious and historical narratives. This paper aims to characterize the continuity of Greater KhurÄsÄn, and show how the historical roots of KhurÄsÄn shaped the social identity of SunnÄ«s in the province. Applying the concept of identity in social theory, I investigate transnational identity within the local social identity. To this goal, I will utilize a variety of materials on under-researched primary topics, both recent and historical, in addition to numerous interviews with SunnÄ« the communities.

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Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 33

New Vistas in the Study of Religious and Non-religious Belief

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