Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran : A Socio-Legal Analysis Hardback
by Sajjad Adeliyan (Independent scholar) Tous, James T. (University of Nevada, Reno) Richardson
Part of the Elements in New Religious Movements series
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This Element offers a theoretically informed examination of the manner in which religion, especially religious and spiritual movements, is managed by law and legal mechanisms in the authoritarian theocracy of Iran.
It highlights how these phenomena have been affected by the intersection of law, politics, and Shi?i theology in recent Iranian history.
The growing interest of Iranian citizens in new religious movements and spiritual currents, fostered by the cultural diffusion of Western writings and ideas, is described.
The development of religious diversity in Iran and a corresponding loss of commitment some Islamic and practices are of considerable concern to both the Iranian religious and political establishments.
This has led to social control efforts over any religious spiritual movement differing from the regime's view of Islam.
Those efforts, supported in large part by Western anticult ideas, culminated in the passage of stringent of legislation in 2021.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:75 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:30/06/2024
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- ISBN:9781009460118
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Pre-Order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:75 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:30/06/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781009460118
