The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leadership of Khurasani

by Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth century's first such political movement in the Middle East. It represented a landmark in Iranian history because of the unlikely support it received from Shi'ite clerics who historically viewed Western concepts with suspicion, some claiming constitutionalism to be anti-Islamic. Leading the support was Muhammad Kazim Khurasani, the
renowned Shi'ite jurist who conceived of a supporting role...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815633882
• ISBN13: 9780815633884
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"