Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran - Ideology and Practice From the 1950s to the Present

Zusatztext 'Highly original, rich in detail, and timely.' - Anoushiravan Ehteshami, ESRC Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World, Durham University, UK Informationen zum Autor Ronen A. Cohen is a lecturer in the Department of Israel and Middle Eastern Studies, Ariel University Center, Israel. Klappentext This book analyzes the evolution of the Hojjatiyeh movement in Iran, a semi-clandestine movement which emerged in the 1950s as an anti-Baha'i movement, went underground in the 1960s, and re-emerged openly after Iran's 1979 revolution with its members coming to occupy some of the highest echelon posts in Iranian politics Zusammenfassung This book analyzes the evolution of the Hojjatiyeh movement in Iran! a semi-clandestine movement which emerged in the 1950s as an anti-Baha'i movement! went underground in the 1960s! and re-emerged openly after Iran's 1979 revolution with its members coming to occupy some of the highest echelon posts in Iranian politics Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface PART I: THE SPIRITUAL BACKGROUND TO THE IMMATE SHI'A: ITHNA A'SHARIYYAH AND THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Story of the Shi'a. The Revival of the Shi'a after the Qajars PART II: THE BAHA'I FAITH AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE HOJJATIYEH The Baha'i Faith and its Origins in Shi'a Islam and Despair The Hojjatiyeh Society PART III: POST-REVOLUTION ERA AND THE HOJJATIYEH AS COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARIES MOVEMENT Danger Ahead – Challenging Khomeini Conclusions

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• Authors: Dr. Ronen A. Cohen, R Cohen, R. Cohen, Ronen A. Cohen, Ronen A. Dr. Cohen, COHEN RONEN A DR
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2013
• EAN: 9781137304766
• ISBN: 978-1-137-30476-6
• No. of pages: 211
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; B, Sociology of Religion, Political Science, comparative religion, Middle East, Religion & beliefs, Political science & theory, Terrorism, armed struggle, Religious issues & debates, Sociology & anthropology, Terrorism, Political Violence, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Religion and sociology, Religions, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Terrorism and Political Violence, Social Aspects of Religion, Islam;politics;revolution