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Political Islam, Iran, and the enlightenment : philosophies of hope and despair /
"Ali Mirsepassi's book argues that the discourse of political Islam has strong connections to important and disturbing currents in Western philosophy and modern Western intellectual trends"--Provided by publisher.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Ali Mirsepassi's book argues that the discourse of political Islam has strong connections to important and disturbing currents in Western philosophy and modern Western intellectual trends"--Provided by publisher. "Ali Mirsepassi's book presents a powerful challenge to the dominant media and scholarly construction of radical Islamist politics, and their anti-Western ideology, as a purely Islamic phenomenon derived from insular, traditional, and monolithic religious "foundations." It argues that the discourse of political Islam has strong connections to important and disturbing currents in Western philosophy and modern Western intellectual trends. The work demonstrates this by establishing links between important contemporary Iranian intellectuals and the central influence of Martin Heidegger's philosophy. We are also introduced to new democratic narratives of modernity linked to diverse intellectual trends in the West and in non-Western societies, notably in India, where the ideas of John Dewey have influenced important democratic social movements"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 230 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511992414 0511992416 9780511986826 0511986823 9780521768825 0521768829 9780521745901 052174590X 1107217881 9781107217881 0511993617 9780511993619 0511991428 9780511991424 1283050110 9781283050111 0511988621 9780511988622 9786613050113 6613050113 0511975120 9780511975127 |