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.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781316615751
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-316-61575-1
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Erscheinungstermin: 19.02.2019
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2019
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 365 g
- Seiten: 219
- Format (B x H x T): 152 x 229 x 14 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt