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The Role of Religiosity in Shaping Political Violence or Tolerance in Post Revolutionary Iran: A Case Study of Tehran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
javad nasiri avanaki 1
Hojjatollah Darvishpur 2
Mojtaba Maghsoodi 3
1 PhD student in Political Science, Iranian Issues, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Professor, Department of Political Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/fademo.2025.529846.1121
Abstract
The issue of religion and religiosity in contemporary Iran has remained a subject of sustained scholarly interest, especially in light of significant transformations within the country and the broader international context. Alongside the fluctuations in religious adherence across generations, the influence of the level and type of religiosity-understood through public perceptions and attitudes toward religion- on other cultural, social, and political variables represents a compelling area of inquiry. One of these dependent variables, which carries importance in all societies and particularly in post-revolutionary Iranian society, is the level of political violence and political tolerance both among the general public and within governing structures. From a sociological and political science perspective, this study first explores theoretical and empirical dimensions of religiosity and the attitudes it fosters among different social groups. The innovative contribution of this research lies in its examination of the relationship between religious attitudes and the extent of political violence and tolerance in Iranian society. Drawing upon theories from political science, sociology, and peace studies, the study employs a survey-based methodology using a structured questionnaire administered to a sample of 405 respondents in Tehran. The findings suggest that the type of religiosity an individual adheres to plays a significant role in either promoting or mitigating political violence and  tolerance. In particular, those who hold a post-traditional interpretation of religion rooted in personal experience tend to show greater tolerance in political matters and oppose various forms of violence and political authoritarianism in society.
Keywords
Religion
traditional religiosity
religious experience
political violence
political tolerance
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The Revolutionary Research
Volume 3, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
December 2025
Pages 223-250

  • Receive Date 08 July 2025
  • Revise Date 23 September 2025
  • Accept Date 08 October 2025