TY  - GEN
T1  - Democracy in Modern Iran : Islam, Culture, and Political Change.
A1  - Mirsepassi, Ali
LA  - English
PP  - New York
PB  - NYU Press
YR  - 2010
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocn779828229
AB  - Can Islamic societies embrace democracy? In Democracy in Modern Iran, Ali Mirsepassi maintains that it is possible, demonstrating that Islam is not inherently hostile to the idea of democracy. Rather, he provides new perspective on how such a political and social transformation could take place, arguing that the key to understanding the integration of Islam and democracy lies in concrete social institutions rather than pre-conceived ideas, the every day experiences rather than abstract theories. Mirsepassi, an Iranian native, provides a rare inside look into the country, offering a deep under.
OP  - 236
CN  - DS318.825 .M575 2010
SN  - 9780814764398
SN  - 0814764398
SN  - 9780814795644
KW  - Democracy : Iran.
KW  - Politics and culture : Iran.
KW  - Islam and politics : Iran.
KW  - Islam and secularism : Iran.
KW  - Islamic modernism : Iran.
KW  - Iran : Politics and government.
KW  - Iran : Intellectual life.
KW  - Politique et culture : Iran.
KW  - Islam et laïcité : Iran.
KW  - Modernisme islamique : Iran.
KW  - Iran : Politique et gouvernement.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : General.
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Intellectual life
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Islam and secularism
KW  - Islamic modernism
KW  - Politics and culture
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Iran
KW  - Iran.
KW  - Islam.
KW  - Islamic.
KW  - Mirsepassi.
KW  - Modern.
KW  - democracy.
KW  - demonstrating.
KW  - embrace.
KW  - hostile.
KW  - idea.
KW  - inherently.
KW  - maintains.
KW  - possible.
KW  - societies.
KW  - that.
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