The Revolutionary character of the Iranian Ulame
Wishful Thinking or Reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8966697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Willem Floor (0000-0002-8629-0867, corresponding author), Willem M Floor |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 501-524 |
| Publication date | 1980-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800031275 |
| OpenAlex | W2143068330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 11 |
In several scholarly works it has been asserted that opposition to tyranny is a fundamental and pervasive characteristic of Shi'i Islam. 1 Here I shall try to show that the revolutionary character ascribed to the Shi'i ulama in Iran has been greatly exaggerated. I will argue that the ulama's perception of the socio-economic and political structure of Iranian society often did not basically differ from that of the secular power elite. Further, I will analyze the causes of the opposition of the ulama to the state during the early 1960s. It was in large part his analysis of these events that made Algar partially amend his conclusion to his study of the ulama in Qajar Iran, namely “that they failed to perceive the nature of what was being demanded and its implication for Iran and themselves.” 2
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2025 (44) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |