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- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla abstract "Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla (September 22, 1875 – May 25, 1956), also abbreviated M. N. Dhalla, was a Zoroastrian priest and religious scholar.Dhalla is best known for his criticism of the orthodox factions within the Parsi community. In particular, he was stringently opposed to the excessive ritualization of religious practice, including that of the use of the Towers of Silence. In his autobiography, he was also critical of the orthodox refusal to accept converts, noting that \"the permanent blockade to an influx from outside, the abandoning of the fold by an increasing number of both men and women, and the ever-falling birth-rate of the community [...] it can be said that [the question of conversion] has become the thread on which hangs the very existence of this microscopic community.\"The Encyclopædia Iranica entry for Dhalla – written by the son of a contemporary of Dhalla's with whom the Head Priest was at loggerheads for many years – summarizes Dhallas's position as \"embroiled in the problem of proselytizing [...] that plagued the community; even though he held liberal views in the matter, he always sided with the orthodox majority.\" Dhalla himself merely acknowledged that \"in replying to questions concerning ceremonies and conventions I do not give my personal opinion as a thinking individual or as a humble scholar or as a reformist, because I have no authority to do so. I am the Head Priest of a [community] that is 75% conservative and of a performing priest-class that is 99% orthodox. These gentlemen consider the later [traditional treatises] as authentic law-books on customs and conventions, hence my replies are perforce based mainly in conformity with their teachings.\"".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla birthDate "1875-09-22".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla birthPlace Surat.
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla birthYear "1875".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla deathDate "1956-05-25".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla deathPlace Karachi.
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla deathYear "1956".
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- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla wikiPageWikiLinkText "Dhalla".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla wikiPageWikiLinkText "Maneckji Dhalla".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla wikiPageWikiLinkText "Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla wikiPageWikiLinkText "Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla birthDate "1875-09-22".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla birthPlace "Surat, India".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla caption "Dhalla in 1914 at Columbia University".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla dateOfBirth "1875-09-22".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla dateOfDeath "1956-05-25".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla deathDate "1956-05-25".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla deathPlace "Karachi, Pakistan".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla name "Dhalla, Maneckji Nusserwanji".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla name "Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla occupation "Linguist and Theologian".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla placeOfBirth "Surat, India".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla placeOfDeath "Karachi, Pakistan".
- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla shortDescription "Indian priest".
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- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla description "Indian priest".
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- Maneckji_Nusserwanji_Dhalla hypernym Priest.
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