Beyond Shariati: modernity, cosmopolitanism, and Islam in Iranian political thought

Ali Shariati (1933–77) has been called by many the 'ideologue of the Iranian Revolution'. An inspiration to many of the revolutionary generation, Shariati's combination of Islamic political thought and Left-leaning ideology continues to influence both in Iran and across the wider Musl...

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Main Author: Saffari, Siavash (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2017.
In:Year: 2017
Further subjects:B Islam and politics (Iran)
B Islam and state (Iran) History 20th century
B Islam and state Iran History, 21st century
B Iran Intellectual life, 21st century
B Islam and state Iran History, 20th century
B Islam and state (Iran) History 21st century
B Sharīʻatī, ʻAlī
B Iran Intellectual life 20th century
B Iran ; Intellectual life ; 21st century
B Iran Intellectual life 21st century
B Islam and world politics
B Iran ; Intellectual life ; 20th century
B Islam and politics Iran
B Islam and politics ; Iran
B Islam and state ; Iran ; History ; 21st century
B Iran Intellectual life, 20th century
B Islam and state ; Iran ; History ; 20th century
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781107164161
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Summary:Ali Shariati (1933–77) has been called by many the 'ideologue of the Iranian Revolution'. An inspiration to many of the revolutionary generation, Shariati's combination of Islamic political thought and Left-leaning ideology continues to influence both in Iran and across the wider Muslim world. In this book, Siavash Saffari examines Shariati's long-standing legacy, and how new readings of his works by contemporary 'neo-Shariatis' have contributed to a deconstruction of the false binaries of Islam/modernity, Islam/West, and East/West. Saffari argues that through their critique of Eurocentric metanarratives on the one hand, and the essentialist conceptions of Islam on the other, Shariati and neo-Shariatis have carved out a new space in Islamic thought beyond the traps of Orientalism and Occidentalism. This unique perspective will hold great appeal to researchers of the politics and intellectual thought of post-revolutionary Iran and the greater Middle East.
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ISBN:1316686965
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781316686966