The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leadership of Khurasani
by Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh
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Hardback. New. The Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth century's first such political movement in the Middle East. It represented a landmark in Iranian history because of the unlikely support it received from Shi`ite clerics who historically viewed Western concepts with suspicion, some claiming constitutionalism to be anti-Islamic. Leading the support was Muhammad Kazim Khurasani, the renowned Shi`ite jurist who conceived of a supporting role for the clergy in a modern Iranian political system. Drawing on extensive analysis of religious texts, fatwas, and articles written by Khurasani an other pro- and anti-constitutionalists, Farzaneh provides a comprehensive and illuminating interpretation of Khurasani's religious pragmatism. Despite some opposition from his peers, Khurasani used a form of jurisprudential reasoning when creating shari`a that was based on human intellect to justify his support of not only the Iranian parliament but also the political powers of clerics. He had a reputation across the Shi`ite community as a masterful religious scholar, a skillful teacher, and a committed humanitarian who heeded the people's socioeconomic and political grievances and took action to address them. Khurasani's push for progressive reforms helped to inaugurate a new era of clerical involvement in constitutionalism in the Middle East.
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- Title
- The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leadership of Khurasani
- Author
- Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh
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- Hardback
- Book Condition
- New
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- 5
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0815633882
- ISBN 13
- 9780815633884
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- Syracuse University Press
- This edition first published
- 2015
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