The Murshids and the Messiahs: popular Messianism as a grassroots political movement in contemporary Iran

Messianic aspirations have been growing in Iran over the last two decades. With Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s coming to power in 2005 and his apocalyptic language including his claim to have direct connections with the hidden Imam, a noticeable shift took place in the religious and political orientation of...

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Main Author: Sadeghi, Fatemeh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
In: Politics, religion & ideology
Year: 2023, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 50-73
Further subjects:B popular Messianism
B permanent disorder
B Messianization of politics
B routinization of the Messiah
B era of appearance
B Mahdism
B redemptive aspirations
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