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Persian pseudo-Masonic group
Society of Humanity جامع آدمیت
FounderMirza Abbas Quli Khan Qazvini
Founded1904 (1904)
Dissolved1908 (1908)
HeadquartersTehran
IdeologyUtopian socialism
Saint-Simonianism
Political positionLeft-wing

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

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.

References

  1. Algar, Hamid (January 31, 2012) . "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.
  2. Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.

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