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Study and analysis of Zoroastrian endowments and their impact on the social and cultural status of the Zoroastrians of Kerman during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods.

Document Type : pajoheshi

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1 , Najafabad branch, Islamic Azad University

2 Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University,Najafabad, Iran

10.30473/lhst.2025.73031.2959

Abstract

giving are among the most important moral principles in Zoroastrianism. Since ancient times, Zoroastrians have been making themselves and others happy by giving charity and setting up almshouses. Iranian Zoroastrians, especially the Zoroastrians of Kerman, were pioneers in this good deed by dedicating their land, gardens, water, and houses to meet the community's needs and pay for celebrations and students' education expenses. Social and economic pressures and restrictions imposed on religious minorities in the past affected the lives of Zoroastrians and they faced difficult conditions, with poverty and illiteracy being the most important of these problems. Therefore, the emergence of endowments changed these conditions. This article seeks to answer the question of what impact the Zoroastrian endowments of Kerman during the Qajar and Pahlavi periods have on the social and cultural status of the Zoroastrians of this city. The studies conducted in this study revealed that most of these endowments were endowed after the order to abolish the jizya during the time of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar, which in addition to the internal effects of society, also had an impact on the social status of the city of Kerman. Under the supervision and guardianship of the Kerman Zoroastrian Association in carrying out educational, therapeutic, sports, and ritual work, these endowments had an important impact on the social and cultural status of the Zoroastrians of Kerman. The present study was conducted using the historical research method, which used documents, endowments, and library resources, and was compiled descriptively and analytically.

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Research Journal of Iran Local Histories
Volume 13, Issue 2 - Serial Number 26
April 2026
Pages 41-56
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