Mooshie G. Daniel

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Mooshie G. Daniel

b. 1861

A Persian-born writer and missionary, he introduced English-speaking readers to late 19th-century Iran through a firsthand account of its people, religions, and daily life. His work reflects both personal experience and a wish to correct common misunderstandings about Persia.

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Modern Persia

Modern Persia

by Mooshie G. Daniel

About the author

Born in 1861, Mooshie G. Daniel is best known as the author of Modern Persia, first published in the late 1890s. The book presents a contemporary portrait of Iran for readers in America and Britain, drawing on his own background and knowledge of the country.

Contemporary material connected with the book describes him as a native of Persia and a member of the Nestorian, or Assyrian Christian, community. It also says he studied at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and planned to return to Persia as a missionary.

What makes Daniel interesting today is the perspective he brings: he wrote as someone explaining Persia from the inside to outsiders who often knew little about it. Modern Persia combines history, religion, and social observation in a way that still offers a valuable window into the period.