Interaction of Religion and Politics in Siyasatnameh

This paper studies over the interaction of religion and politics as one of the most important issues during the ministry of Khajeh Nezamolmolk Toosi, which has been explicitly or implicitly reflected in politics. Therefore, at first the link between religion and politics are briefly mentioned, that is a prerequisite to the main topic. Then, the way religious policy of Khajeh was made out of the effectiveness from these backgrounds during Qaznavites and early Saljuques are discussed.Later on, it is endeavored to introduce some parts of Khajeh's religious beliefs based on the religious beliefs of Shafeits and Asharite's words that are the major constitute of his personality impressing his lifelong and political beliefs.Following the above, by mentioning two major occurrences during his period, that is, applying government agents for certain religious criteria and establishing Nezamiyeh schools to strengthen the dominant religion over society and providing the required forces of government, this paper comes to an end.