چکیده:
This article attempts to answer a question that has been briefly examined in only a few works in the literature of the Islamic Revolution: Why did Shia, as a religion appearing in the ideological aspect, lead to public acceptance in the process of popular mobilization leading to the Iranian Revolution and, in technical terms, achieve hegemony or superiority? Although the answer to this question must be sought in the transformations and internal potential of Shia Islam on the one hand and the objective conditions of society on the other, the author emphasizes in this brief article the hypothesis that the acceptability, legitimacy, and accessibility of Shia Islam, and the fact that acceptance of it did not require adopting a new doctrine, were among the most important reasons for its hegemonic status.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Abstract: This article attempts to answer the question – which has only been briefly addressed in a few works within the literature of the Islamic Revolution – why Shi'ism, as a religion appearing in the guise of ideology, led to widespread public acceptance and achieved hegemony or dominance in the process of popular mobilization leading to the Iranian Revolution?
Keywords: Shi'a Islam, Shi'ism, Islamic Revolution, Iranian Revolution, Popular Mobilization, Ideology (*)Holds a PhD in Political Science from the Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran The occurrence of the revolution in Iran attracted the attention of most enthusiasts of studies on political and social revolutions, and many scholars tried to explain the event using existing concepts in classical models and theories, as well as proposing new models and theories.
In other words, the author believes that the ability to obtain or access 1, the credibility 2, and the legitimacy of Shi'ism were important and effective factors in its hegemony in the mobilization process leading to the Islamic Revolution.
Moreover, since religion is one of the fundamental pillars of Iranian identity and culture in our society and an important factor in shaping social emotions and collective personality, public acceptance of Shi'a Islam did not require adopting a new religion or creed and changing religion 3.
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