Iran

Between Tradition and Modernity

AvRamin Jahanbegloo

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

Del i serien Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory

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Beskrivning

The Iranian Revolution represented to intellectuals and professionals the potential of spiritual values to triumph over the great power of economic imperialism. Yet out of this revolution has emerged an identity crisis that touches Islamic ideological heights and reaches down to the very ground of Islamic practice. The contributors to this collection, experts on Iranian cultural and political history, analyze the 'fragmented self' of today's Iranian, refracted through that country's institutions, market forces, and modern thought. Each essay both deepens our understanding of contemporary Iran and adds to the broader discussion of the relationship between Islam and the West.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-03-12
Mått:154 x 230 x 18 mm
Vikt:358 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780739105306

Utforska kategorier

Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Ramin Jahanbegloo is head of the Department for Contemporary Thought at the Cultural Research Bureau, Iran, and assistant professor at Aga Khan University's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations, London.

Recensioner i media

This collection contains original, thought-provoking essays that will increase the understanding of many aspects of a complex and fascinating country for students, scholars, and the general public.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Thinking ModernityChapter 2 Iranian Society, Modernity, and GlobalizationChapter 3 Keywords in Islamic Critiques of Technoscience: Iranian Postrevolutionary InterpretationsChapter 4 The Relevance of John Locke to Social Change in the Muslim World: A Comparison with IranPart 5 Theology and ModernityChapter 6 Negotiating Modernity: Ulama and the Discourse of Modernity in Nineteenth-Century IranChapter 7 Mehdi Haeri Yazdi and the Discourse of ModernityChapter 8 Utopia of Assassins: Navvab Safavi and the Fada'ian-e Eslam in the Prerevolutionary IranPart 9 Intellectual Discourses of ModernityChapter 10 Blindness and Insight: The Predicament of a Muslim IntellectualChapter 11 The Varieties of Religious Reform: Public Intelligentsia in IranChapter 12 The Homeless Texts of Persianate ModernityPart 13 Modernization, Gender, and Political CultureChapter 14 Women's Employment in Iran: Modernization and IslamizationChapter 15 "Islamist" Women Activists: Allies or Enemies?Chapter 16 Power and Purity: Iranian Political Culture, Communication, and Identity