The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leader... - 9780815633884

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leadership of KhurasaniAuthor(s): Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Syracuse University Press, United States\nImprint: Syracuse University Press\nISBN-13: 9780815633884, 978-0815633884\nSynopsis\nThe Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth centurys first such political movement in the Middle East. It represented a landmark in Iranian history because of the unlikely support it received from Shiite clerics who historically viewed Western concepts with suspicion, some claiming constitutionalism to be anti-Islamic. Leading the support was Muhammad Kazim Khurasani, the renowned Shiite jurist who conceived of a supporting role for the clergy in a modern Iranian political system.\n\nDrawing 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 Khurasanis religious p.