Society of Humanity explained

Society of Humanity
Native Name:جامع آدمیت
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Founder:Mirza Abbas Quli Khan Qazvini
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Headquarters:Tehran
Ideology:Utopian socialism
Saint-Simonianism
Position:Left-wing
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Country:Iran

Society of Humanity (Persian: جامع آدمیت|Jāmeʿ-e Ādamīyat) was a pseudo-Masonic group in Persia, active from 1904 to 1908.[1]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: FREEMASONRY ii. In the Qajar Period . . January 31, 2012 . December 15, 2000 . Bibliotheca Persica Press . New York City . Algar . Hamid . Yarshater . Ehsan . Ehsan Yarshater . October 28, 2011 . Fasc. 2 . 208–212 . X.
  2. Book: Abrahamian, Ervand. Ervand Abrahamian. 1982. Iran Between Two Revolutions. 0-691-10134-5. Princeton University Press. 76–77. registration.