Religion and Society in Qajar Iran [Hardcover]

Gleave brings together studies by experts in the area of religion in nineteenth-century Iran in order to present new insights into Qajar religion, political and cultural history. Key topics covered include the relationship between religion and the state, the importance of archival materials for the study of religion, the developments of Qajar religious thought, the position of religious minorities in Qajar Iran, the relationship between religion and Qajar culture, and the centrality of Shi'ite hierarchy and the state.Religion and Society in Qajar Iran: An Introduction  Part 1: Religion and the State in the Qajar Period  1. Political Ethic and Public Law in the Early Qajar Period  2. Jihad and the Religious Legitimacy of the Early Qajar State  3. From D?r al-Sal?ana-yi I?fah?n To D?r al-khilafa-yi ?ihr?n: Continuity and Change in the Safavid Model of State-Religious Administration during the Qajars (from 1795-1895 /1209-1313)  4. Religious and State Jurisdiction during N??ir al-D?n Sh?h's Reign  Part 2: Religious Thought in the Qajar Period  5. Being (wuj?d) and Sanctity (wil?ya): Two Poles of Intellectual and Mystical Enquiry in Qajar Iran  6. Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy in Twelver Shi?ism: The Case of A?mad al-A?s??? (the ris?la ?ilmiyya)  7. Anti-Akhb?r?-Sentiments among the Qajar ?Ulam??: The Case of Mu?ammad B?qir al-Khw?ns?r? (d.1313/1895)  8. Heterodox Intellectuals and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution  Part 3: Sources for the Study of Popular Religion in Qajar Iran  9. Religion in Public and Private Life: The Case of Yaghm?-yi Jandaq? (1781-1859)  10. Pious Merchants: Religious Sentiments in Wills and Testaments  11. The Vaqf and Religious Patronage of Man?chihr Kh?n Mu?tamad al-Dawla  Part 4: Religious Minorities and Western MilÃà