Shi'ism as interpreted by Khomeini: An ideology of revolutionary violence

This chapter analyzes Khomeini's ideology of revolutionary violence and upheaval, which is not so much a systematic "theory" of violence as it is a set of ideas repeated in the speeches and popular writings of Khomeini. The speeches quoted in this study are drawn largely from the Ayat...

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Published in:Shi'ism, resistance, and revolution
Main Author: Zonis, Marvin 1936- (Author)
Contributors: Brumberg, Daniel (Other)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Westview Press 1987
In: Shi'ism, resistance, and revolution
Further subjects:B Islam
B Iran
B Shi'ah
B Ideology
B Religion
B Iran Ideology Revolution Schia Islam Humaini, Ruhallah Musawi Religionsbezogene Ideologie Revolution
B Revolution
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Summary:This chapter analyzes Khomeini's ideology of revolutionary violence and upheaval, which is not so much a systematic "theory" of violence as it is a set of ideas repeated in the speeches and popular writings of Khomeini. The speeches quoted in this study are drawn largely from the Ayatollah's utterances during 1983. (DÜI-Hns)
ISBN:0813304539
Contains:In: Shi'ism, resistance, and revolution