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Imam Khomeini, 2010: 73) stresses people's sovereignty
and allegiance means while calling for an elected
people's acceptance of the establishment, civil and
Vali-e Faqih. (Amid Zanjani, political freedoms.
1999, Vol. 2: 208)
The notion of Velayat-e Sociological Study of Pahlavi
Faqih, which was mainly a Collapse
redefinition of religious Neopatrimonialism, which
topics, was faced with new is derived from Max
issues after the Islamic Weber's patrimonialism, is
Revolution and it prompted one of famous sociological
the clergy to have a views about ruling
reasonable view of religion. establishments. This theory
The product of these efforts is largely adaptable to the
was the development of a Pahlavi regime, particularly
new political theory which the tenure of Shah
combined the divine and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi;
people rules. For this the period when the method
reason, Article 56 of the of governance prompted
Constitution of the Islamic the clergy to rise up against
Republic (1989) underscores the ruling regime.
on one side the divine Neopatrimonialism is seen
sovereignty and protection mainly in the Middle East
of traditional and religious regimes. Autocracy, strictly
values and on the other side it centralized power, and neglect
of traditional constraints
