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302 Notes to Pages 272-277
neither appointed officeholders nor 'professionals' in the present-day sense (Le., persons
performing for compensati on a 'profession' based on training and special expertise), but
rather the bearers of specific gifts of body and mind that were considered 'supernatural'
(in the sense that not everybody could have access to them) ,' it is clear that charisma
of a religious character has. the best chance of guaranteeing the perpetuation of these
"supernatural" gifts (Weber 1978, 1112-13).
1 32. As noted earlier, after the 1963 protests a handful of Grand Ayatollahs
recognized Khomeini as an ayatollah in order to save his life.
1 33. According to the shariat (Muslim religious law) .
1 34. From ¢.e "Intemationale.· In the Roman Republic, the Tribunes were upper­
class citizens elected by the plebeians to represent them, since the latter were not permitted
to speak publicly on their o behalf.
135. [Rodinson's note) The Iranian Revolution has already been the focus of a great
deal ofliterature from many points of view. I will limit myself here to mentioning several
French translations that give some idea (no more than that) of Khomeini's writings:
Khomeini 1980, 1979a, 1979b. The most competent. and profound analysis can be found
in Keddie 1981, with a chapter by Yann Richard. Recall above all Richard 1980, cited
earlier.