New research just published in IJFM on this in the MENA region (Arabic speaking) by a colleague and I. Interesting comparing your reflection in Iran with what survey respondents said in this study, similarities for sure. Summary over at my substack, article here: https://ijfm.dreamhosters.com/PDFs_IJFM/41_1_4_PDFs/IJFM_41_1_4-Gustafson_and_Porter.pdf
Facinating account of what's happening on the ground. The ACORNS framework provides solid structure for understanding why Iran is diferent from the 1960s Java movement - it's not just political upheaval but decades of foundation-laying by Iranian believers. The story about the former Taliban reader who walked home questioning everythng after seeing how quickly they fell says alot about cracks in the eschatological certainty that used to hold things together.
New research just published in IJFM on this in the MENA region (Arabic speaking) by a colleague and I. Interesting comparing your reflection in Iran with what survey respondents said in this study, similarities for sure. Summary over at my substack, article here: https://ijfm.dreamhosters.com/PDFs_IJFM/41_1_4_PDFs/IJFM_41_1_4-Gustafson_and_Porter.pdf
Folks... This link is worth following and reading. Thanks, Scott, for this research.
Facinating account of what's happening on the ground. The ACORNS framework provides solid structure for understanding why Iran is diferent from the 1960s Java movement - it's not just political upheaval but decades of foundation-laying by Iranian believers. The story about the former Taliban reader who walked home questioning everythng after seeing how quickly they fell says alot about cracks in the eschatological certainty that used to hold things together.
Where did you come up with the ACORN framework? I like it, but was curious.
It is from my PhD dissertation but you will find most of the framework in old paper by sociologists Gerlach and Hines.