Bibliography 2: #BIB31442

Key	BIB31442
Reference type	Thesis
Title	Aspects de l'histoire sociale et doctrinale de l'école Shaykhī au cours de la période Qājār (1843-1911)
Translated title	The Social and Doctrinal history of the Shaykhi School in Iran during the Qajar Perdiod (1843-1911)
Author	Hermann, Denis
Year	2007
Place published	Paris
Abstract	We will focus on four main aspects, which form the basis of our four sections. First, we will examine the establishment of the Shaykhi Kermani and Tabrizi branches in Iran after the death of Seyyed Kazem Rashti, and more specifically, the use of waqf (religious endowments) by these two communities to finance their activities and religious life. Since Shaykhi sources are extremely discreet about the community's organization, the waqf documents and oral testimonies are particularly valuable for understanding how the Shaykhi Kermani and Tabrizi communities were able to flourish in Iran during the second half of the Qajar era despite the antagonism they provoked, particularly among the Usuli clergy. The second part will concern the social relations that existed between Shaykhi and non-Shaykhi communities during the Qajar period. The Shaykhis were particularly victims of segregation and social ostracism. These were essentially fomented and encouraged by a segment of the lower Usuli clergy and could sometimes lead to excessive violence and veritable civil wars. We will specifically study the war that occurred between the Shaykhi Hamadani and Usuli or "Balasari" communities in Hamadan in 1315/1897-98, for which we possess a valuable chronicle. This war was decisive for the future of the Hamadani school. It cemented its marginalization within both Shi'ism and Shaykhism, a situation that persists to this day. In the third part, we will analyze the role played by the Shaykhi communities in the face of some of the most important religious, political, and social upheavals experienced by Iran in the second half of the 19th century. We will specifically examine the political and doctrinal actions undertaken by the Shaykhi Kermani and Hamadani communities against Babism and Baha'ism, as well as the reaction of the Shaykhi Kermani community to the growing influence of Europe in Iran. Finally, the last section will focus exclusively on the political and ideological role of the Shaykhi during the Constitutional Movement (1906-1911). We will pay particular attention to the figure of Theqat ol-Eslám-e Tabrízí (d. 1330/1911), who was the head of the Tabriz Shaykhi school during these events. Although the Qajar dynasty would survive until 1925, the end of the Constitutional Movement in 1911 nevertheless represents a turning point and justifies concluding our research at this date. These themes, while not exhaustive, offer a broad perspective on the history of Shaykhism and Shi'ism during the Qajar era.
Language	French
Keywords	SHAYKHISM; SHIAH; MYSTICISM
Number of pages	479
Thesis type	Doctoral
University	Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
Degree	Ph.D.
Advisor	Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali

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