Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 Islamic Populism 14
7. 3 The Primordial Significance of Pre-Islamic Iranian Religiopolitical Traditions 28
8. 4 The Legacy of Populist Origins, I: The Prophecy of Muhammad and Spirit of Quranic Precepts 35
9. 5 The Legacy of Populist Origins, II: The Caliphate of Ali 44
10. 6 The Historical Roots of Irano-Islamic Populism: The Pre-Islamic Period to the Eighteenth Century 67
11. 7 The Ulama in Political Opposition 89
12. 8 Neo-Islamic Populism 109
13. 9 Populism of the Secular Intelligentsia 124
14. 10 Populism of the Religious Intelligentsia 140
15. 11 Clerical Populism 151
16. 12 Conclusion 165
17. Notes 180
18. Bibliography 210
19. Index 216
20. About the Book and the Author 220