Democracy in Modern Iran : Islam, Culture, and Political Change /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mirsepassi, Ali
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Islamic modernism > Iran.
Islam and secularism > Iran.
Islam and politics > Iran.
Politics and culture > Iran.
Democracy > Iran.
Iran > Intellectual life.
Iran > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: democracy and culture
  • The origins of secularism in Europe
  • Modern visions of secularism
  • A critical understanding of modernity
  • Intellectuals and democracy
  • Religious intellectuals
  • Alireza Alavi-Tabar and political change
  • The predicaments of Iranian public intellectuals
  • An intellectual crisis in Iran
  • Conclusion: modernity and its traditions.

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