{"product_id":"managing-religion-and-religious-changes-in-iran-a-socio-legal-analysis-hardback-9781009460118","title":"Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran; A Socio-Legal Analysis (Hardback) 9781009460118","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eManaging Religion and Religious Changes in Iran\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Socio-Legal Analysis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Element shows how Iran, an authoritarian theocracy, manages religions and spiritual currents operating within its territory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSajjad Adeliyan Tous (Author), James T. Richardson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009460118, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e80 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.252 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This scholarly [Element] provides a philosophically informed analysis of how the Iranian authoritarian theocracy's legal system regulates religion. The authors provide insightful observations that are worth considering. This work, which is appropriate for colleagues in the social and political sciences as well as the humanities, offers critical study of religion in the IRI.' Muhammad Asad Latif, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis Element offers a theoretically informed examination of the manner in which religion, especially alternative and emergent religious and spiritual movements, is managed by law and legal mechanisms in the authoritarian theocracy of Iran. It highlights how these phenomena have been affected by the intersection of law, politics, and Shiʿi theology in recent Iranian history. The growing interest of Iranian citizens in new religious movements and spiritual currents, fostered by the cultural diffusion of Western writings and ideas, is described. The development of religious diversity in Iran and a corresponding loss of commitment toward some Islamic doctrines and practices are of considerable concern to both the Iranian religious and political establishments. This has led to social control efforts over any religious and spiritual movement differing from the regime's view of Islam. Those efforts, supported in large part by Western anticult ideas, culminated in the passage of a piece of stringent legislation in 2021. The Element closes with applications of theorizing from the sociology of law and of religion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction and relevant background\u003cbr\u003e 1. Religion and religious freedom in Iran's post-revolutionary constitution\u003cbr\u003e 2. Religious freedom status of minority religious groups in Iran: an overview\u003cbr\u003e 3. Religious life, cultural diffusion, and religious pluralism in Iran\u003cbr\u003e 4. Social control of new religious movements in Iran: a chronology and analysis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Conclusions, relevant sociological theories and theoretical applications\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAX%5D%22\"\u003eHRAX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52503016046872,"sku":"9781009460118","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009460118i.jpg?v=1786323949","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/managing-religion-and-religious-changes-in-iran-a-socio-legal-analysis-hardback-9781009460118","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}