Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis

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

Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran

A Socio-Legal Analysis

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

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Cambridge University Press
13 June 2024

Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict; Alternative belief systems; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship

Series: Elements in New Religious Movements

This Element offers a theoretically informed examination of the manner in which religion, especially alternative and emergent 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 Shiʿi 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 toward some Islamic doctrines and practices are of considerable concern to both the Iranian religious and political establishments. This has led to social control efforts over any religious and 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 a piece of stringent legislation in 2021. The Element closes with applications of theorizing from the sociology of law and of religion.

By: Sajjad Adeliyan Tous (Independent scholar), James T. Richardson (University of Nevada, Reno)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 130g
ISBN: 9781009460071
ISBN 10: 1009460072
Series: Elements in New Religious Movements
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 13 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.