Sajjad Adeliyan Tous (Independent scholar), James T. Richardson (Reno University of Nevada)

Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran

A Socio-Legal Analysis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Element offers a theoretically informed examination of the manner in which religion, especially newer religious and spiritual movements, are 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.

Produktdetails

• Elements in New Religious Movements
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 147mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 136g
• ISBN-13: 9781009460071
• ISBN-10: 1009460072
• Artikelnr.: 70159126

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and relevant background
1. Religion and religious freedom in Iran's post-revolutionary constitution
2. Religious freedom status of minority religious groups in Iran: an overview
3. Religious life, cultural diffusion, and religious pluralism in Iran
4. Social control of new religious movements in Iran: a chronology and analysis
5. Conclusions, relevant sociological theories and theoretical applications
References.