The role of religious circles in reinforcement of resistance discourse in Qajar era

Qoajar period, because of collide between two important social spheres i.e. native and imported structure discourse in different fields of politics, society and culture deserves deep study and pathology. In this atmosphere, the modernist politicians were fortunate to change the thinking tradition in society and also the literature and discourse of the elites. Because of their theoretical and practical responsibilities, religious circles and sites had a big role in informing people about social and political threats and fortunes and also their social and political responsibilities in this period. Religious sites would shape the national unity and organize the movements. They would attract public attention to national and international issues. They would shape the interaction discourse, and convergence in society. They would evaluate the level of legitimacy of politics and politicians. They would present the resistance approach in front of the plots made by foreign politicians and the politicians led by foreigners. This research while introducing the political and social usages of religious sites during Qajar period can be a pattern for pathology of modern religious sites which might be known as Golden Shia Age. This usage defends religious and national identity and strengthens the resistance discourse in front of foreign raids.