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How Islam rules in Iran : theology and theocracy in the Islamic Republic / by Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University, Doha.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: . - UK : Cambridge University Press , 2024Description: ix+354 pagesISBN:
  • 9781009460835
  • 9781009460842
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 297.272 095 5 23/eng/20231213
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. The Setting -- 3. A Question of Jurisprudence -- 4. Social Protection and Guidance -- 5. Rethinking the Islamic Republic -- 6. Theorizing Islamic Democracy -- 7. Legitimate Authority -- 8. Khameneism and the Absolute Velayat-e Faqih -- 9. Whither the Islamic Republic? -- Appendix 1 -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
Summary: "Focusing on the jurisprudential and ideological foundations of the Islamic Republic state, this book explores the relationship between Islam and politics in postrevolutionary Iran. It can be read at several levels, from informed observers and specialists to readers interested in Islamic studies, state-religion relations, and Shia jurisprudence"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The Setting -- 3. A Question of Jurisprudence -- 4. Social Protection and Guidance -- 5. Rethinking the Islamic Republic -- 6. Theorizing Islamic Democracy -- 7. Legitimate Authority -- 8. Khameneism and the Absolute Velayat-e Faqih -- 9. Whither the Islamic Republic? -- Appendix 1 -- Glossary -- Bibliography.

"Focusing on the jurisprudential and ideological foundations of the Islamic Republic state, this book explores the relationship between Islam and politics in postrevolutionary Iran. It can be read at several levels, from informed observers and specialists to readers interested in Islamic studies, state-religion relations, and Shia jurisprudence"--

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