Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran
Author:   Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
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Pages:   392
Publication Date:   08 May 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
ISBN:  

9780231183666


ISBN 10:   0231183666
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   08 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: The Politics of Islam 1. The Factional Causes and Religious Consequences of Politics 2. A Shi'a Theory of the State 3. The Islamic Revolution 4. Institutionalizing Velayat-e Faqih 5. The Hostage Crisis: The Untold Account of the Communist Threat 6. Religion and Elite Competition in the Iran-Iraq War 7. The Metamorphosis of Islamism After the War 8. The Factional Battle Over Khomeini's Velayat-e Faqih 9. Media, Religion, and the Green Movement 10. Historical Revisionism and Regional Threats 11. The Domestic Sources of Nuclear Politics Conclusion Notes Index

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Continually changing narratives, based on individual, factional, or regime interests, rather than any consistent or immutable commitment to Islamic teachings and principles, define the ebbs and flows of Iran's postrevolutionary politics. As Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar puts it, 'there is no such thing as political Islam. There is, however, a politics of Islam.' Through meticulous and extensive use of official, semiofficial, independent, and oppositional media, both in Iran and abroad, Religious Statecraft illustrates and persuasively proves this argument. -- Ali Banuazizi, Boston College


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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar is an assistant professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and a fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.

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