Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh is assistant professor of history at Northeastern Illinois University, USA.
Farzeneh's exploration of the theological debates in which
Khurasani engaged with competitors and detractors may also be
critical to understanding the future possibilities of Islam.
Parallel discussions of the interplay between Islam and democracy
today can help illuminate a path to modernity, simultaneously
showing one and all just how complicated Shiite religious figures
can be.-- "Middle East Forum"
A work of provocative and historical depth. It offers an accessible
and coherent analysis of Iranian politics and religious discourse
by Khurasani and other politically involved clerics during the
Constitutional Revolution.-- "International Journal of Middle East
Studies"
By providing an exhaustive reading of Khurasani's work, Farzaneh
has done a great service to students of Iranian history and has
shed light on the life and work of an important religious leader of
the constitutional period.-- "American Historical Review"
Farzaneh provides an innovative and original approach to the
thought of a renowned cleric Mohammad Kazim Khurasani, who played a
significant role in the Iranian Constitutional period of
1906-11.--Vanessa Martin "Vanessa Martin, author of Iran between
Islamic Nationalism and Secularism"
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