Secret Society (Persia)

The Secret Society (Persian: انجمن مخفی‎, translit. Anǰoman-e Maḵfī) was a politically active secret society in Persia, founded in 1904.[1] It played an important role in the Persian Constitutional Revolution.[2] Contarary to allied organizations such as the Revolutionary Committee, the Society of Humanity, the Social Democratic Party, and the Secret Center which were organized by the modern intelligentsia, it drew its members predominantly from the traditional middle class.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Algar, Hamid (August 5, 2011) [December 15, 1985]. "ANJOMAN (Organization)". In Yarshater, Ehsan. Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 1. II. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 77–83. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 76–77, 79. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
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