Superstition as Ideology in Iranian Politics

Auteur: Rahnema, Ali (The American University of Paris, France)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
Examines the endurance and influence of mystical beliefs on political strategy in Iran from the Safavid dynasty to the present day. Rahnema demonstrates, with examples from contemporary Iranian politics, that this has allowed leaders to present themselves as representatives of the divine, and their rivals as the embodiment of evil.
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Examines the endurance and influence of mystical beliefs on political strategy in Iran from the Safavid dynasty to the present day. Rahnema demonstrates, with examples from contemporary Iranian politics, that this has allowed leaders to present themselves as representatives of the divine, and their rivals as the embodiment of evil.
ISBN / EAN 9780521182218
Auteur Rahnema, Ali (The American University of Paris, France)
Editeur Cambridge University Press