Community Power in Islam: The Case of Iran.

Vakili-Zad, Cyrus

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ERIC Number: EJ574697

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Publication Date: 1998

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Community Power in Islam: The Case of Iran.

Vakili-Zad, Cyrus

Community Development Journal, v33 n4 p325-32 Oct 1998

In Iran, community mosques have been decentralized institutions of local power. Mosque leadership was influential in the overthrow of the Shah. However, the resulting Islamic Republic dominated and used mosques as agents of social control. (SK)

Descriptors: Centralization, Community Development, Community Leaders, Foreign Countries, Islam, Power Structure, Religious Factors, Social Control

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Iran

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