Religion And Politics In Contemporary Iran
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Author | : Shahrough Akhavi |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1980-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780873954082 |
Indispensable for understanding the recent conflicts in Iran, Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran provides a political history of the fluctuating relationships between the Islamic clergy and Iranian government since 1925. How different factions of the clergy, or ulama first lost and then regained a powerful position in Iran is the subject of this book. Akhavi analyzes how various factions within the clergy have responded to the government's efforts to encourage modernization and secularization, giving particular attention to the changes in the madrasahs, or theological colleges. He examines the main themes of the AyatullaH Khymayni's book, Islamic Government, and concludes by examining the alignments among the clergy in the past that indicate how they may develop in the future.
Author | : Shahrough Akhavi |
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Release | : 1979 |
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Author | : Mahnaz Shirali |
Publisher | : Transaction Publishers |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2014-10-07 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1412855128 |
The mystery of how an Islamic dictatorship came to power remains more than thirty years after the Islamic Republic’s inception in Iran. The precise nature of a regime that calls itself both a republic and Islamic but is neither is little understood. The ayatollahs’ unpopularity may have reached unprecedented heights, but their power seems more secure. Such paradoxes weigh heavily and judgments diverge. While public opinion wonders how an archaic theocratic regime could survive so long, some explain it in terms of Iran’s continued modernization and the clergy’s ability to reconcile itself with politics. Understanding the modernization process propelled by the Constitutional Revolution is difficult and raises questions. How and why could ideological Islam continue to dominate Iranian society since the late 1970s? How did it gain power and influence and overcome the reforms molded by the Constitutional Revolution? Mahnaz Shirali analyzes twentieth-century Iranian history to understand the Shiite clergy’s role in a modernized country’s social and political organization. She explains what enabled the clergy to take over prevailing political forces and gain control of the state. Studying Iran’s history for the past one hundred years reveals the force of a religious conservatism opposing political modernity, repelling any attempt at democracy by Iranians, thanks to its constant metamorphoses. Shirali studies the curse of the Shiite clergy on political modernity. It is a convincing, in-depth criticism of the ideological Islam imposed on Iran.
Author | : David Menashri |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1136333711 |
After the Islamic revolution in Iran, revolutionary leaders had to compromise their ideology. The Iranian ship of state continues to drift in search of an equilibrium between revolutionary convictions and the demands of governance, between religion and state, and Islam and the West.
Author | : Nikki R Keddie |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0295982063 |
These essays examine Iran’s place in the world--its relations and cultural interactions with its immediate neighbors and with empires and superpowers from the beginning of the Safavid period in 1501 to the present day. The book provides important historical background on recent political and social developments in Iran and on its contemporary foreign relations. The topics explored include Iranian influence abroad on political organization, religion, literature, art, and diplomacy, as well as Iran's absorption of foreign influences in these areas. A special focus is the prevailing political culture of Iran throughout its early modern and contemporary periods.
Author | : Morady, Farhang |
Publisher | : Policy Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2020-09-03 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1529209587 |
This accessible introductory text explains the political, economic and religious developments since the formation of the Islamic Republic in 1979 and provides an analysis of the domestic politics of Iran. It identifies the ways in which the country, often imagined as ‘isolated’, is actually integrated into the global capitalist economy. It also explains the often-heated relationship of the regional powerhouse with the outside world, especially with West Asian neighbours and the United States. Both rigorous and readable, the book covers: • Iran’s unusual path of capitalist development; • The relationship between politics and religion in what is known as ‘God’s Kingdom’; • The international and domestic factors that shape Iranian politics and society. Assuming no prior knowledge, this book is an ideal starting point for students and general readers looking for a thought-provoking introduction to contemporary Iran.
Author | : Roy Mottahedeh |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2014-10-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1780747381 |
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Author | : Nikki R. Keddie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Iran |
ISBN | : 9780300028744 |
This book, dealing with religion and politics, is not intended to be about the development of religious doctrine and movements in the abstract, but about their development out of, and interaction with, a variety of social and political conditions.
Author | : Ori Goldberg |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107115671 |
Considers political theologies formulated in Iran and Israel over the course of the twentieth century.
Author | : Ali Gheissari |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2009-04-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0195378482 |
Iran's geographical location, its oil, its nuclear program, its volatile political landscape, its espousal of militant Islam, all combine to make it a key player in some of the most crucial issues of our time. But because of its relative isolation, there is a shortage of hard information about today's Iran. In this volume, an imposing roster of both internationally renowned Iranian scholars and rising young Iranian academics offer essays - many based on recent fieldwork - on the nature and evolution of Iran's economy, significant aspects of Iran's changing society, and the dynamics of its domestic and international politics since the 1979 revolution, focusing particularly on the post-Khomeini period. The book will be of great interest not only to Iran specialists, but also to scholars of comparative politics, democratization, social change, politics in the Muslims world, and Middle Eastern studies.