Secularization of Islam in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Revolution 40 Years on

ISBN-13: 9780367654672 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 164 str.

Mahmoud Pargoo

Opis

Examining the trajectory of the secularization of Islam in Iran, this book explains how efforts to Islamize society led, self-destructively, to its secularization. The research emphasizes the political and epistemological instability of the basic categories such as Islam, Sharia and secularism.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. What is Islamic Secularity?  2. Pioneers of Islamic Secularity  3. Khomeini’s Revolt against Secularity  4. Post-Khomeini: Secularization Resumes  Conclusion

O autorze

Mahmoud Pargoo is a Research Fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute (ADI) at Deakin University in Australia. He works on the religion and politics of post-revolutionary Iran.