"Proceedings of the conference held on 4-6 September 2000 in Bristol and jointly organised by Bristol University (Department of Theology and Religious Studies), The British Institute of Persian Studies, The Iran Heritage Foundation, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the University of Bristol Faculty of Arts."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-473) and index.

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BOOK COVER; HALF TITLE; SERIES TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION, DATES, NAMES AND ABBREVIATIONS; 1. RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN QAJAR IRAN: AN INTRODUCTION; 2. POLITICAL ETHIC AND PUBLIC LAW IN THE EARLY QAJAR PERIOD; 3. JIHADAND THE RELIGIOUS LEGITIMACY OF THE EARLY QAJAR STATE; 4. FROM DAR AL-SALTANA-YI ISFAHAN TO DAR AL-KHILAFA-YI THRAN: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE SAFAVID MODEL OF STATE-RELIGIOUS ADMINISTRATION DURING THE QUJARS (1795-1895/1209-1313); 5. RELIGIOUS AND STATE JURISDICTION DURING NASIR AL-DIN SHAH'S REIGN.

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