Islam and dissent in postrevolutionary Iran : Abdolkarim Soroush, religious politics and democratic reform /: Abdolkarim Soroush, religious politics and democratic reform. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Islam & dissent in postrevolutionary Iran
• Further Information: Note: Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi.
• Other Names: Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz
• Contents: Introduction : ideological certainties, past and present -- The Islamic roots of modernity and the modern roots of Islamism -- Legitimizing the postrevolutionary regime : the genesis of the new constitution -- Abdolkarim Soroush : the intellectual voice of the Islamic Republic -- From the reign of terror to let a thousand flowers bloom -- From liberation theology to state ideology : Shari'ati and the emergence of new religious intellectuals -- The silence of the Shari'ah : Abdolkarim Soroush and the theological foundations of political reform -- Islam, democracy, and religious pluralism -- Conclusion : social change and the symbolic universe of religion.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 955.054; Islam and politics -- Iran; Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997; Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997-; Iran -- History -- Revolution, 1979 -- Influence
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786724922; 1786724928
• Related ISBNs: 9781845118792
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.