Orientalists and Streamology of Clerics in Victory of the Islamic Revolution

The Islamic Revolution of Iran is the most important contemporary Islamic movement and a manifestation of Islamism in the present era. This movement has been evaluated by different streams and individuals from variety of perspectives. The most important and widespread discussions in this area has been done by Orientalists and Western writers, who recently have been focused on the role of scholars and clerics in forming the revolution. This research aims to elucidate the Orientalist view about the streams of clerics and their role in the victory of the Islamic Revolution. This descriptive-analytic study seeks to show that the major analysis of Orientalists have either influenced by lords of the church and presumptions and secular views. Therefore, this analysis is not compatible with Islamic principles. Secondly, historic evidences indicate that actions of scholars and authorities towards the Pahlavi regime were contrary to Orientalist viewpoint.