01370cam a22002058i 4500 20260623162010.0 9781009460835 9781009460842 297.272 095 5 23/eng/20231213 Kamrava, Mehran, author. 16900 How Islam rules in Iran : theology and theocracy in the Islamic Republic / by Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University, Doha. . - UK : Cambridge University Press , 2024 ix+354 pages 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"-- Islam and state Iran 16901 Islam and politics Iran 16902 ddc BK 760981 760981