The Pattern of Convergence of People and Clergy in the Islamic Republic of Iran via a Grounded Theory Approach

Document Type : The Quarterly Jornal

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1 Student of Baqir al-Olum University, Qom (corresponding author), Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Strategic Management, Baqir al-Olum University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

After the revolution of Iran, the clergy play an important role in reviving and promoting religious education. With the passage of time and changes in the society and some environmental factors, the social place of the clergy has been damaged. This study explains the various aspects of the convergence of people and clergy using the Grounded Theory database method. This research has been carried out through a six semi-structured interviews of elites, a brainstorming session with the presence of eleven experts and university professors, the use of documents and interviews on the issue of the people and the clergy, as well as the use of the speeches of the two imams of the revolution and interviews with different classes of people to obtain the perspective of the society in the causes of people's interaction with the clergy. The data obtained in the form of open coding led to the emergence of 178 abstract concepts in the form of 54 components. Then these components were related to each other in the axial coding process. Finally, by selective coding in five cases, different aspects of convergence of people and clergy have been examined. The theory of data analysis shows that the central category has been defined as the interaction of people and clergy. On the other hand, according to the data, the causes and factors of intervention and foundation, strategies and consequences are explained in detail.

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Journal of Islam and Social Studies
Volume 10, Issue 39 - Serial Number 39
ExecutiveExpert
January 2023
Pages 131-170

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  • Receive Date: 15 August 2021
  • Revise Date: 18 October 2022
  • Accept Date: 31 December 2022

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