The Resilience of the Traditional Clergy to the Hardline Challenge in Post-Revolutionary Iran

• Main Author: NAQVI, Syed Ijlal Hussain
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
• Subjects: politics; Iran; religious leaders; clergy; Asian Studies; Public Affairs; Religion
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1098
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper focuses on the institution of the traditional clergy in post-revolutionary Iran. It argues that the clergy is resilient enough to survive the challenges posed by the hardliners thanks to the nature of its legitimacy. The paper also provides background information on traditional clergy, th...