Clerical militia and securitization of seminary schools in Iran

Saeid Golkar

doi:10.1007/s11562-017-0384-8

Clerical militia and securitization of seminary schools in Iran

Saeid Golkar^*

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Middle East and North African Studies

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Abstract

The Clerical Basij Militia is an institution created and used by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) to exert strict control over seminary students (tollab), silence dissident clergy, and nullify threats from seminarian scholars. The expansion of Clerical Basij in seminaries has led to regime control over clerics and the securitization of seminary schools. It has also resulted in the emergence of a new group among the clergy with a hybrid identity: part clergy, part security. The expansion and strengthening of this group could lead to the transformation of the Islamic Republic into a “theological security state.”.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	215-235
Number of pages	21
Journal	Contemporary Islam
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11562-017-0384-8
State	Published - Oct 1 2017

Keywords

Basij
Clerical establishment
Iran
Militia
Securitization of seminary schools
Seminary schools

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Cultural Studies
Religious studies

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