Theology of Discontent

The Ideological Foundation of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
Herausgeber: Dabashi, Hamid

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Produktbeschreibung

Carefully located in the social and intellectual context of the four decades preceding the 1979 revolution, Theology of Discontent is the definitive treatment of the ideological foundations of the Islamic Revolution, with particular attention to the larger, more enduring ramifications of this revolution for radical Islamic revivalism in the entire Muslim world. Examining the revolutionary sentiments and ideas of such figures as Jalal Al-e Ahmad, Ali Sharicati, Mortea Motahhari, Sayyad Abolhasan Bani-Sadr, and finally the Ayatollah Khomeini, the work also analyes the larger historical and theoretical implications of any construction of the Islamic Ideology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nordic Africa Institute
• Seitenzahl: 706
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1139g
• ISBN-13: 9781412805162
• ISBN-10: 1412805163
• Artikelnr.: 21706164

Autorenporträt

Hamid Dabashi

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Formative Forces of "the Islamic Ideology"
1: Jalal Al-e Ahmad: The Dawn of "the Islamic Ideology"
2: Ali Shari'ati: The Islamic Ideologue Par Excellence
3: Morteza Motahhari: The Chief Ideologue of the Islamic Revolution
4: Sayyid Mahmud Taleqani: The Father of the Revolution
5: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Hossein Tabataba'i: The Philosophical Dimensions of "the Islamic Ideology"
6: Mehdi Bazargan: The Devout Engineer
7: Abolhasan Bani-Sadr: The Monotheist Economist
8: Ayatollah Khomeini: The Theologian of Discontent
Conclusion: Dimensions of "The Islamic Ideology"