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Foucault and the Iranian Revolution : gender and the seductions of Islamism /

In 1978 the philosopher Michel Foucault did a stint as a foreign correspondent in Iran. This volume studies the articles that resulted from his observations and meetings with leading figures in the Iranian Revolution, including Ayatollah Khomeini, together with responses from his contemporaries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Afary, Janet
Otros Autores: Anderson, Kevin, 1948-, Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foucault's discourse on pinnacles and pitfalls. The paradoxical world of Foucault : the modern and the traditional social orders
  • Processions, passion plays, and rites of penance : Foucault, Shiʻism, and early Christian Rituals
  • Foucault's writings on the Iranian Revolution and after. The visits to Iran and the controversies with "Atoussa H." and Maxime Rodinson
  • Debating the outcome of the revolution, especially on women's rights
  • Foucault, gender, and male homosexualities in Mediterranean and Muslim Societies
  • Epilogue : from the Iranian Revolution to September 11, 2001
  • Appendix : Foucault and his critics, an annotated translation.