TY - GEN T1 - Ethics of war and peace in Iran and Shiʻi Islam A1 - Mahallati, Mohammad Jafar Amir, 1952- LA - English PP - Toronto PB - University of Toronto Press YR - 2016 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn962324096 AB - "Nearly four decades after a revolution, experiencing one of the longest wars in contemporary history, facing political and ideological threats by regional radicals such as ISIS and the Taliban, and having succeeded in negotiations with six world powers over her nuclear program, Iran appears as an experienced Muslim country seeking to build bridges with its Sunni neighbours as well as with the West. "Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam explores the wide spectrum of theoretical approaches and practical attitudes concerning the justifications, causes and conduct of war in Iranian-Shi'i culture. By examining primary and secondary sources, and investigating longer lasting factors and questions over circumstantial ones, Mohammad Jafar Amir Mahallati seeks to understand modern Iranian responses to war and peace. His work is the first in its field to look into the ethics of war and peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam. It provides a prism through which the binary source of the Iranian national and religious identity informs Iranian responses to modernity. By doing so, the author reveals that a civilization-conscious soul in modern Iran is re-emerging"--Provided by the publisher OP - 351 CN - BP192.7.I68 M33 2016 SN - 9781442629523 SN - 1442629525 SN - 9781442629516 SN - 1442629517 KW - Peace : Moral and ethical aspects : Iran. KW - War : Moral and ethical aspects : Iran. KW - War : Religious aspects : Islam. KW - Peace : Religious aspects : Islam. KW - Shīʻah : Iran. KW - Shiites : Iran. KW - Jihad. KW - Paix : Aspect moral : Iran. KW - Guerre : Aspect moral : Iran. KW - Guerre : Aspect religieux : Islam. KW - Chiisme : Iran. KW - Chiites : Iran. KW - Jihād. KW - RELIGION : Islam : General. KW - RELIGION : Religion, Politics & State. KW - War : Religious aspects : Islam KW - War : Moral and ethical aspects KW - Jihad KW - Peace : Moral and ethical aspects KW - Peace : Religious aspects : Islam KW - Shīʻah KW - Shiites KW - Iran ER -