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The Mantle of the Prophet
by Roy Mottahedeh
Info: Mottahedeh, Roy. The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications, 1985.
Synopsis: The Mantle of the Prophet presents two differing perspectives of Iran. The first is an intimate presentation of Iran through the eyes of a young Shi’a mullah and sayyed (a descendent of the Prophet Muhammed), Ali Hashemi, as he works his way through the complex erudition system of the Shi’a clerical class. The second is a sweeping panoramic view of two thousand years worth of Persian culture and literature. The rich texture of Persian culture is paralleled alongside the progression of Shi’a theology and its merger with the political values of Iran that culminated in the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
