Read Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: Clergy-State Relations in the Pahlavi Period

Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: Clergy-State Relations in the Pahlavi Period

Shahrough Akhavi

4.9/5 (24667 ratings)

Description: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."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: Clergy-State Relations in the Pahlavi Period. To get started finding Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: Clergy-State Relations in the Pahlavi Period, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0873954084

Description: 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."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: Clergy-State Relations in the Pahlavi Period. To get started finding Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: Clergy-State Relations in the Pahlavi Period, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: Clergy-State Relations in the Pahlavi Period

Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran: Clergy-State Relations in the Pahlavi Period

More Books

The Middle East: The Politics of the Sacred and Secular (World Political Theories) by Shahrough Akhavi (2009-08-01)

The Middle East: The Politics of the Sacred and Secular (World Political Theories) by Shahrough Akhavi (2009-08-01)

Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran

Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran

The Middle East: The Politics of the Sacred and Secular (World Political Theories)

The Middle East: The Politics of the Sacred and Secular (World Political Theories)

Diplomacy and Displacement: Reconsidering the Turco-Greek, Exchange of Populations, 1922-1934. Middle East Studies: History, Politics, and Law

Diplomacy and Displacement: Reconsidering the Turco-Greek, Exchange of Populations, 1922-1934. Middle East Studies: History, Politics, and Law