Hamid Dabashi's 1997 work Theology of Discontent reveals a creative
thinker capable not only of understanding how an argument is built,
but also of redefining old issues in new ways. The Iranian
Revolution of 1978-9 was front-page news in the West, and in some
ways remains so today. Though it was an uprising against
authoritarian royal rule, with a coalition of modernisers and
Islamists, the revolution saw the birth of a new Islamic Republic
that seemed to reject pro-Western democracy. Dabashi wanted to
analyze the real reasons for this change, while examining how
Islamic ideologies contributed to the revolution and the republic
that followed. Theology of Discontent examines different Islamic
thinkers, analyzing how views with seemingly little in common
contributed to the modern Iranian belief system. Beyond its
insightful analytical dissection of these eight thinkers, Theology
of Discontent also shows Dabashi's creative thinking skills.
Reframing the debates about Iran's relationship with the West, he
traced the ways in which Iranian identity formed in reactive
opposition to Western ideas. In many ways, Dabashi suggested, Iran
was trapped in a cycle of deliberately asserting its difference
from the West, a process that was fundamental to the development of
its own unique brand of revolutionary Islamism.
General
| Imprint: |
Macat International Limited
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Macat Library |
| Release date: |
July 2017 |
| First published: |
2017 |
| Authors: |
Magdalena C. Delgado
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
100 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-912303-21-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-912303-21-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781912303212 |
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