چکیده:
The present article is an interdisciplinary study in the field of culture and politics that, by using the concept of paradigm (egami) in the field of culture and communication and its link to politics, attempts to show the mental image of Shia scholars regarding Western systems and the government and society in which they lived, by referring to the political writings of the Constitutional era and analyzing their content. The fear of Western dominance and the hegemony of foreign culture, which was accompanied by science and technology and sought to confront Islamic societies, including Iran, with serious threats and dangers, is the dominant mental image of political elites, including Shia scholars, in the late Qajar period. Therefore, to save Islamic culture and the country of Iran from foreign invasion, they joined a reformist movement called the Constitutionalism.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The fear of Western dominance and the hegemony of foreign culture, which was accompanied by the tools of science and technology and was going to confront Islamic societies, including Iran, with serious threats and dangers, is the dominant mental image of political elites, including Shia scholars, in the late Qajar period.
Keywords: Schema of Western dominance, Shia scholars, Constitutionalism, Tobacco Movement, mental image, political writings (*) Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies and Political Science at Imam Sadiq (AS) University Introduction Implementing reforms in the government and striving to liberate from backwardness and achieve progress and development like Western countries was the main concern of political elites in the late Qajar period in Iran.
The present article is an interdisciplinary study in the fields of culture, communication, and politics that, by using the concept of schema (egami) in the field of culture and communication and its connection to the world of politics during the Constitutional period, seeks to demonstrate, by referring to existing political writings and analyzing their content, the mental image of Shiite scholars regarding Western systems and the government and society in which they lived.
In the present research, we intend to first, without regard to the nature, cause, or method of creating the schema of Western dominance, demonstrate the existence of this schema among Shia scholars by referring to the writings of the Qajar and Constitutional eras, and then use it as a reason for their participation in the Constitutional Revolution, which, in their view, could serve as a reformative measure to reduce their concerns about backwardness and the potential dominance of the West over national destiny, culture, and resources.
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