The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran

Part I. The Spiritual Background to the Imamate Shi’a—Ithna A’shariyyah and the First Half of the Twentieth Century

1. The Story of the Shi’a
Ronen A. Cohen

2. The Revival of the Shi’a after the Qajars
Ronen A. Cohen

Part II. The Baha’i Faith and the Emergence of the Hojjatiyeh

3. The Baha’i Faith and Its Origins in Shi’a Islam and Despair
Ronen A. Cohen

4. The Hojjatiyeh Society
Ronen A. Cohen

5. Danger Ahead: Challenging Khomeini
Ronen A. Cohen

Part III. Postrevolution Era and the Hojjatiyeh as a Counterrevolutionary Movement

6. The Evolution of Extremism
Ronen A. Cohen

7. Conclusions
Ronen A. Cohen

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, Middle Eastern Politics, Comparative Religion, Sociology of Religion, Terrorism and Political Violence, Social Aspects of Religion, Political Science