DEVS 292 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Reza Shah, Iran Hostage Crisis, Tobacco Protest
12 Nov 2016
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1962: ulema entered an openly confrontational phase with iranian regime. Khomeini took a role of leadership in stance against the regime and why they emerged as significant opposition to the shah (cid:523)king(cid:524), . After 54 day campaign, khomeini and other ulema succeeded in forcing the regime to retreat. Extended the power of the religious sector. Kohmeini was an unconventional member of the ulema. Khomeini was a mystic his entire life. Velaya stems from velayat which means governance/guardianship and has deep mystical. He goes different directions, he changed a lot of things. Mysticism was a very private, source of strength and character. Combined mysticism and sharia to bring about revolution. Khomeini(cid:495)s main theological innovation: velayat faqih (cid:523)government of jurisprudence(cid:524) Mysticism based on charisma, has an ethereal character. Khomeini is doing a weird thing of combining them. Emulation was not based on )slamic fundamentalism but how the layman should act as a shi(cid:495)) in.
