The Iranian Constitutional Revolution and the Clerical Leadership of Khurasani - Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh - Bog

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth century's first such political movement in the Middle East. Leading the support was Muhammad Kazim Khurasani, a renowned Shi'ite jurist. Drawing on extensive analysis of religious texts, fatwas, and articles written by Khurasani an other pro- and anti-constitutionalists, Farzaneh provides a comprehensive and illuminating interpretation of Khurasani's religious pragmatism.