Democracy in Modern Iran : Islam, Culture, and Political Change.
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, arg...
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| Idioma: | inglês |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2010.
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| Acesso em linha: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt9qfns0 |
Sumário:
- Acknowledgments; Preface: "Where Is My Vote?"; Introduction: Democracy and Culture; 1 The Origins of Secularism in Europe; 2 Modern Visions of Secularism; 3 A Critical Understanding of Modernity; 4 Intellectuals and Democracy; 5 Religious Intellectuals; 6 Alireza Alavi-Tabar and Political Change; 7 The Predicaments of Iranian Public Intellectuals; 8 An Intellectual Crisis in Iran; Conclusion: Modernity and Its Traditions; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.