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dc.contributor.advisorBlankinship, Khalid Yahya
dc.contributor.advisorYom, Sean
dc.creatorNaqvi, Alleh
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-18T15:44:50Z
dc.date.available2020-09-18T15:44:50Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/387
dc.description.abstractThe standard teaching of the doctrine of Wilayat-al-Faqih (guardianship of the jurist) emphasizes Ayatollah Khomeini’s innovations as a jurist rather than the underlying theological or ideological applications of Shi’a political thought. In this paper, I ask what the historical roots are of this doctrine in Safavid Persia. I argue that this doctrine was practiced during the Safavids (1502-1736), the last and only Shi’a empire by incorporating the position of Shaykh-al-Islams, jurists who would exercise political power, into their political apparatus. This finding shows that the doctrine of Wilayat-al-Faqih is not new, but rather is updated and expanded to include Khomeini’s mystical and philosophical teachings.
dc.format.extent32 pages
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofHonors Scholar Projects
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dc.subjectReligion and politics--Middle East
dc.subjectShīʻah--Iran--History
dc.subjectWilāyat al-faqīh
dc.titleShi'a Political Thought: The History and Evolution of Wilayat-al-Faqih
dc.typeText
dc.type.genreResearch project
dc.contributor.groupTemple University. Honors Program
dc.description.departmentPolitical Science
dc.description.departmentEnglish
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/370
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dc.description.schoolcollegeTemple University. College of Liberal Arts
dc.description.degreeB.A.
dc.description.degreegrantorTemple University
dc.temple.creatorNaqvi, Alleh
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-18T15:44:50Z


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