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 hypo-thesis of the article is that due to this fact that during the Qajar period, reforms and re-novations were carried out by modernists in various fields, the capitals held by the cler-gy 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 de-velopments with a comparative approach.