How Islam rules in Iran : theology and theocracy in the Islamic Republic / Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University, Doha.
| Author/creator | Kamrava, Mehran, 1964- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kamrava, Mehran, 1964- How Islam rules in Iran Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024 9781009460880 |
| LCCN | 2023045102 |
| ISBN | 9781009460842 |
| ISBN | 9781009460835 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1009460838 |
| ISBN | 1009460846 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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