Montazeri: The Life and Thought of Iran's Revolutionary Ayatollah

ISBN-13: 9781316509463 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 318 str.

Sussan Siavoshi

Opis

This book looks at the historical context and political philosophy of the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, a key figure in the Iranian revolution of 1978-9.

Recenzje

'Siavoshi's book shows the making of this unique revolutionary personality in detail and is a most welcome addition to the study of the 1979 revolution in Iran.' Maziar Behrooz, International Journal of Middle East Studies

Spis treści

Part I: 1. Life in the seminary: the making of a religious scholar; 2. Birth of a revolutionary; 3. The post-revolutionary state and Montazeri: the bearer, the agitator; 4. Life of a dissident; Part II: 5. Juridico-political theory: state-society relations; 6. Human rights; 7. Legacy of a grand Ayatollah.