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Religions of Iran
Yarsan
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- Levels
- Foundations
- Study time
- To be set
- Wave
- 3
- Status
- Planned
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In context
- Contested subject This subject is contested. Every side is shown with its sources, and nothing here endorses a position.
How this course handles evidence
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- Verified
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- Secondary source
- A label: the figure comes from a reliable report about the source, not from the source itself.
- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Reyhaneh Sadat Nili, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavinejad, Majid Asadi Farsani (2023). REFLECTION OF RELIGION IN TEXTILES DURING THE SAFAVID PERIOD OF IRAN. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.8118260
- Rezaeipandari H, Morowatisharifabad MA, Mohammadpoorasl A et al. (2026). Predictors of perceived quality of life in zoroastrian minority older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study in Iran.. BMC Geriatr. DOI 10.1186/s12877-026-07691-5
- APSA MENA Section (2024). Ethno-Religious Minorities and Electoral Politics in Iran. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.11061064
- Manfred Hutter (2023). Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Iran: An Introduction. Ethnic Religious Minorities in Iran. DOI 10.1007/978-981-19-1633-5_1
- Jamsheed K. Choksy (2026). Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis. American Journal of Islam and Society. DOI 10.35632/ajis.v43i1-2.3905
Perspectives and disputes
Contested subjects show every side with sources. Nothing here endorses a position.
A map of the main positions, each with its own sources, is in preparation.
01About this course
Part of Religions of Iran. Iran’s religious life includes Islam, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, the Baha’i Faith, Mandaeism and Yarsan, each studied with its own community.
- Levels
- Foundations
- Wave
- Wave 3
- Discipline
- Religions of Iran
02What happens next
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- You finished the course and its assessment.
- Scope
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- Validity
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- Withdrawal
- Withdrawn if obtained by misrepresentation.
- Not an endorsement
- Completion does not mean IDCDC endorses you, your work or your views.
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03Your progress
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04Who teaches it
Teachers are named here when the course opens.
Course lead
Forming
A teacher of the subject, named here when the course opens.
- Outline review
- A community of practice in the Academy reviews the outline before teaching starts.
- Teach with us
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05More from Religions of Iran
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Zoroastrianism
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
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Shi’a Islam in Iran
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
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Sufi orders
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
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Baha’i history in Iran
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
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Jewish, Armenian, Assyrian and Mandaean Iran
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
06Further reading
Suggested by open metadata, not yet reviewed.
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REFLECTION OF RELIGION IN TEXTILES DURING THE SAFAVID PERIOD OF IRAN
Reyhaneh Sadat Nili, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavinejad, Majid Asadi Farsani · 2023 · Zenodo
ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Rezaeipandari H, Morowatisharifabad MA, Mohammadpoorasl A et al. · 2026 · BMC Geriatr
ArticleEurope PMCOpen access
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Ethno-Religious Minorities and Electoral Politics in Iran
APSA MENA Section · 2024 · Zenodo
ReportDataCiteOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Iran: An Introduction
Manfred Hutter · 2023 · Ethnic Religious Minorities in Iran
ChapterCrossref
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Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis
Jamsheed K. Choksy · 2026 · American Journal of Islam and Society
ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC-ND
Sources, licences and fetch dates: Crossref (Metadata facts, any use; abstracts may be publisher-owned and are never shown), 2026-10-23; DataCite (CC0 1.0 (DataCite metadata)), 2026-10-23; Europe PMC (Metadata reusable; full text under each article’s licence), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23; Zenodo (Metadata CC0 1.0; each record under its own licence), 2026-10-23.
07Record
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- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
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- Do not use this course or its completion to imply endorsement or political standing.
Cite this page
- APA
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Yarsan. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/yarsan/
- Chicago
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Yarsan.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/yarsan/.
- BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_learn_catalogue_yarsan, author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Yarsan}, url = {https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/yarsan/}, howpublished = {https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/yarsan/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - idcdc2026_learn_cata N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Yarsan UR - https://iranians.global/learn/catalogue/yarsan/ ER -

