Comparison of Cultural, Symbolic, Social and Economic Capitals of the Clergy in the Safavid and Qajar Periods

The present study intends to examine the capitals of the clergy in the Safavid and Qajar periods and then compare the two periods using Pierre Bourdieu's theory. To examine this issue, this question arises that What changes and developments have taken place هn the capitals of the clergy in the Qajar period compared to the Safavid period? The hypothesis of the article is that due to this fact that during the Qajar period, reforms and renovations were carried out by modernists in various fields, the capitals held by the clergy since the Safavid period were threatened and restricted. Thus, the symbolic, cultural, economic and social capital of the clergy in the Qajar period has decreased compared to the Safavid period and has faced threats. The present study intends to examine these developments with a comparative approach.