Iran

Part V - Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 June 2021

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Nadim N. Rouhana: Affiliation:
Tufts University, Massachusetts
Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian: Affiliation:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Queen Mary University of London

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Information: When Politics are Sacralized
Comparative Perspectives on Religious Claims and Nationalism
, pp. 245 - 272

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108768191 [Opens in a new window]

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