A typology of shī ʿī discourses and possibilities of democracy

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Critical Research on Religion Pub Date : 2023-05-18 DOI:10.1177/20503032231174203

Naser Ghobadzadeh, Ali Akbar

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Abstract

This article presents a typology of the major religio-political discourses in the Shī ʿī world, namely Shī ʿa orthodoxy, governmental Shī ʿism, and reformist Shī ʿism. We compare the political stance of the former discourse, which has received the least amount of attention in academic circles, with the other two well-researched discourses. The typology offered in this article will be helpful not only in providing a comprehensive picture of Shī ʿī politico-religious discourses, but also in providing a useful framework for further comparative analyses. We investigate the political theology and history of these discourses, as well as their capacity to accommodate popular sovereignty. We argue that while both orthodox and reformist Shī ʿī discourses embrace popular sovereignty, the linchpin of governmental Shī ʿism is divine sovereignty, which cannot be reconciled with popular sovereignty.

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论论的类型学和民主的可能性

这篇文章提出了一个类型学的主要宗教-政治话语在什叶派世界，即什叶派正统，政府什叶派和改革派什叶派。我们将学术界关注最少的前一种话语的政治立场与另外两种研究充分的话语进行比较。本文所提供的类型学不仅有助于提供一个全面的什叶派政治-宗教话语的图景，而且还为进一步的比较分析提供了一个有用的框架。我们调查这些话语的政治神学和历史，以及他们的能力，以适应人民主权。我们认为，虽然正统和改革派的shu - yi话语都拥抱人民主权，但政府shu - yi主义的关键是神圣主权，这与人民主权是无法调和的。

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期刊介绍： Critical Research on Religion is a peer-reviewed, international journal focusing on the development of a critical theoretical framework and its application to research on religion. It provides a common venue for those engaging in critical analysis in theology and religious studies, as well as for those who critically study religion in the other social sciences and humanities such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, history, and literature. A critical approach examines religious phenomena according to both their positive and negative impacts. It draws on methods including but not restricted to the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, Marxism, post-structuralism, feminism, psychoanalysis, ideological criticism, post-colonialism, ecocriticism, and queer studies. The journal seeks to enhance an understanding of how religious institutions and religious thought may simultaneously serve as a source of domination and progressive social change. It attempts to understand the role of religion within social and political conflicts. These conflicts are often based on differences of race, class, ethnicity, region, gender, and sexual orientation – all of which are shaped by social, political, and economic inequity. The journal encourages submissions of theoretically guided articles on current issues as well as those with historical interest using a wide range of methodologies including qualitative, quantitative, and archival. It publishes articles, review essays, book reviews, thematic issues, symposia, and interviews.