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The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran R. Cohen

The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran By R. Cohen

The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran by R. Cohen

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This book analyzes the evolution of the Hojjatiyeh movement in Iran, a semi-clandestine movement which emerged in the 1950s as an anti-Baha'i movement, went underground in the 1960s, and re-emerged openly after Iran's 1979 revolution with its members coming to occupy some of the highest echelon posts in Iranian politics

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The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran: Ideology and Practice from the 1950s to the Present by R. Cohen

This book analyzes the evolution of the Hojjatiyeh movement in Iran, a semi-clandestine movement which emerged in the 1950s as an anti-Baha'i movement, went underground in the 1960s, and re-emerged openly after Iran's 1979 revolution with its members coming to occupy some of the highest echelon posts in Iranian politics

The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran Reviews

'Highly original, rich in detail, and timely.'

- Anoushiravan Ehteshami, ESRC Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World, Durham University, UK

About R. Cohen

Ronen A. Cohen is a lecturer in the Department of Israel and Middle Eastern Studies, Ariel University Center, Israel.

Table of Contents

Preface PART I: THE SPIRITUAL BACKGROUND TO THE IMMATE SHI'A: ITHNA A'SHARIYYAH AND THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Story of the Shi'a. The Revival of the Shi'a after the Qajars PART II: THE BAHA'I FAITH AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE HOJJATIYEH The Baha'i Faith and its Origins in Shi'a Islam and Despair The Hojjatiyeh Society PART III: POST-REVOLUTION ERA AND THE HOJJATIYEH AS COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARIES MOVEMENT Danger Ahead - Challenging Khomeini Conclusions

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NLS9781349454594
9781349454594
1349454591
The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran: Ideology and Practice from the 1950s to the Present by R. Cohen
R. Cohen
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Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2015-12-10
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