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

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...

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Main Author:	NAQVI, Syed Ijlal Hussain
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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
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spellingShingle	politics Iran religious leaders clergy Asian Studies Public Affairs Religion NAQVI, Syed Ijlal Hussain The Resilience of the Traditional Clergy to the Hardline Challenge in Post-Revolutionary Iran
description	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, the changes since the revolution and the nature of current challenges. Finally, it assesses the arguments for and against the continued existence of the clergy in its traditional form.
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author	NAQVI, Syed Ijlal Hussain
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title	The Resilience of the Traditional Clergy to the Hardline Challenge in Post-Revolutionary Iran
title_short	The Resilience of the Traditional Clergy to the Hardline Challenge in Post-Revolutionary Iran
title_full	The Resilience of the Traditional Clergy to the Hardline Challenge in Post-Revolutionary Iran
title_fullStr	The Resilience of the Traditional Clergy to the Hardline Challenge in Post-Revolutionary Iran
title_full_unstemmed	The Resilience of the Traditional Clergy to the Hardline Challenge in Post-Revolutionary Iran
title_sort	resilience of the traditional clergy to the hardline challenge in post-revolutionary iran
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The Resilience of the Traditional Clergy to the Hardline Challenge in Post-Revolutionary Iran

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