Islam and Dissent in Postrevolutionary Iran Abdolkarim Soroush, Religious Politics and Democratic Reform

Name: Islam and Dissent in Postrevolutionary Iran Abdolkarim Soroush, Religious Politics and Democratic Reform
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ISBN: 9781845118808

ISBN-10: 1845118804

ISBN-13: 9781845118808

Edition: 2008

Authors: Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi

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The Iranian revolution of 1979 overhauled not only the foundations of Iranian society, religion and politics, but also our understanding of the role of religion in modern government. Here Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi takes us on an enlightening journey, showing that the revolution unintentionally opened up the public sphere to competing interpretations of Islam. Far from being the exclusive preserve of high-ranking seminarians as before, in contemporary Iran lay theologians, intellectuals, lawyers and social activists are active and influential interlocutors in debates on the meaning of Islam. A key figure is philosopher Abdolkarim Soroush, a leading force behind Iran's pro-democracy movement…

Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Publication date: 11/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.84" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Foreword


Classical Persian Literature as a Tradition



The Origin and Development of Literary Persian



The history of literature



Prosody : meter and rhyme



Traditional Literary Theory: The Arabic Backg round



Persian Rhetoric: Elme badi 'and elme bayan



Poetic Imagery



Genres of Court Literature



Genres of Religious Literature



Riddles



Pre-Islamic Iranian and Indian Influences on Persian Literature



Hell enistic Influences in Classical Persia n Literature



Arabic Influenceson Persian Literature



Persia n Literature and the Arts of the Book



Manuscripts in the Domains of the Persia n Language



Printing and Publishing



Libraries and Librarianship



Selected Bibliography



Persian Book-Publishing Abroad


Aspects of Book Publishing Abroad


Bibliography


Contributors