This book attempts to explain how and why Ayatollah Khomeini was
able to lead the Iranian people in their successful revolution
against the Shah of Iran. Bringing together the sociological study
of charisma by the sociologist Max Weber and the critical
psychology of Erich Fromm, especially his analysis of the "prophet"
and "priest," Byrd develops a theory of "prophetic charisma," which
attempts to explain how Khomeini's thoughts and actions made him
uniquely qualified to guide Iran from under the Shah's
dictatorship. He pays close attention to the importance of
authority, and how Khomeini's authority to lead the revolution is
tied with the charismatic authority that began with the prophet
Muhammad. Furthermore, Byrd concentrates on the relationship
between Khomeini and the political Marxist-Leninists movements and
groups in Iran at the time of the revolution. The book demonstrates
how his "Islamization" of leftist language helped infuse a radical
Islamo-Marxist critique of the Shah into the Iranian masses. Byrd
shows how Khomeini not only benefited from the Left's activities in
Iran but also how their critical analysis of the Iranian situation
influenced Khomeini's own thoughts and language.
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