A typology of shī ʿī discourses and possibilities of democracy
This article presents a typology of the major religio-political discourses in the Shī ʿī world, namely Shī ʿa orthodoxy, governmental Shī ʿism, and reformist Shī ʿism. We compare the political stance of the former discourse, which has received the least amount of attention in academic circles, with...
| Published in: | Critical research on religion |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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| In: |
Critical research on religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iran
/ Shi'ah
/ Democracy
/ Popular sovereignty
/ Secularism
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
governmental shīʿism
B Ayatollah Khomeini B secular democracy B Iran B Shī ʿī orthodoxy B shīʿī reformism |
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| Summary: | This article presents a typology of the major religio-political discourses in the Shī ʿī world, namely Shī ʿa orthodoxy, governmental Shī ʿism, and reformist Shī ʿism. We compare the political stance of the former discourse, which has received the least amount of attention in academic circles, with the other two well-researched discourses. The typology offered in this article will be helpful not only in providing a comprehensive picture of Shī ʿī politico-religious discourses, but also in providing a useful framework for further comparative analyses. We investigate the political theology and history of these discourses, as well as their capacity to accommodate popular sovereignty. We argue that while both orthodox and reformist Shī ʿī discourses embrace popular sovereignty, the linchpin of governmental Shī ʿism is divine sovereignty, which cannot be reconciled with popular sovereignty. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/20503032231174203 |