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MA in Political Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University
Abstract
It is impossible to understand Iran's political history and its developments without taking Shiite clerics into account as the most powerful force within Iranian civil society. This article tries to find the reasons why Shiite clerics became engaged in politics in Iranian history from the viewpoint of political sociology; therefore it has first explained political sociology of religion in brief then, along with the study of the relations between clerics and the state, it has covered Shiite clerics' performance in politics from Safavid era up to Islamic revolution. This article is not concerned with developments but with reasons for the changes in clerics' political behavior fromreclusion to gaining power while having its social grounds in mind.
Hazawei, S. M., & Mir Weisi Nik, S. (2014). Political Sociology of Clerics (The Trend of How Clerics' Gained Power from Reclusion to their Rise into Power). Islamic Revolution Research, 3(1), 213-236.
MLA
Seyyed Morteza Hazawei; Sadeq Mir Weisi Nik. "Political Sociology of Clerics (The Trend of How Clerics' Gained Power from Reclusion to their Rise into Power)". Islamic Revolution Research, 3, 1, 2014, 213-236.
HARVARD
Hazawei, S. M., Mir Weisi Nik, S. (2014). 'Political Sociology of Clerics (The Trend of How Clerics' Gained Power from Reclusion to their Rise into Power)', Islamic Revolution Research, 3(1), pp. 213-236.
VANCOUVER
Hazawei, S. M., Mir Weisi Nik, S. Political Sociology of Clerics (The Trend of How Clerics' Gained Power from Reclusion to their Rise into Power). Islamic Revolution Research, 2014; 3(1): 213-236.
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