Society of Humanity
Society of Humanity (Persian: جامع آدمیت, romanized: Jāmeʿ-e Ādamīyat) was a pseudo-Masonic group in Persia, active from 1904 to 1908.[1]
Society of Humanity جامع آدمیت | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mirza Abbas Quli Khan Qazvini |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Dissolved | 1908 |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
| Ideology | Utopian socialism Saint-Simonianism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
Inspired by the radical positivism of Saint Simon and the liberal humanism of Auguste Comte, it played an important role in the Persian Constitutional Revolution.[2]
References
- Algar, Hamid (January 31, 2012) [December 15, 2000]. "FREEMASONRY ii. In the Qajar Period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 2. Vol. X. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 208–212. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
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