Between Foreigners and Shi‘isBased on archival and primary sources in Persian, Hebrew, Judeo Persian, Arabic, and European languages, Between Foreigners and Shi'is examines the Jews' religious, social, and political status in nineteenth century Iran. This book, which focuses on Nasir al Din Shah's reign (1848 1896), is the first comprehensive scholarly attempt to weave all these threads into a single tapestry. This case study of the Jewish minority illuminates broader processes