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The Iranian Revolution represented to intellectuals and
professionals the potential of spiritual values to triumph over the
great power of economic imperialism. Yet out of this revolution has
emerged an identity crisis that touches Islamic ideological heights
and reaches down to the very ground of Islamic practice. The
contributors to this collection, experts on Iranian cultural and
political history, analyze the 'fragmented self' of today's
Iranian, refracted through that country's institutions, market
forces, and modern thought. Each essay both deepens our
understanding of contemporary Iran and adds to the broader
discussion of the relationship between Islam and the West.
The Iranian Revolution represented to intellectuals and
professionals the potential of spiritual values to triumph over the
great power of economic imperialism. Yet out of this revolution has
emerged an identity crisis that touches Islamic ideological heights
and reaches down to the very ground of Islamic practice. The
contributors to this collection, experts on Iranian cultural and
political history, analyze the 'fragmented self' of today's
Iranian, refracted through that country's institutions, market
forces, and modern thought. Each essay both deepens our
understanding of contemporary Iran and adds to the broader
discussion of the relationship between Islam and the West.
Ferdowsi’s classic poem Shahnameh is part myth, part
history–beginning with the legend of the birth of the Persian
nation and its tumultuous history, it contains magical birds and
superhuman heroes and centuries-long battles. Written over 1,000
years ago, it was meant to protect Persian collective memory amidst
a turbulent sea of cultural storms. Originally written in couplets,
the translation and adaptation by Ahmad Sadri retells the
mythological tales in prose format. The spectacular illustrations
in this edition were created from elements culled from thousands of
manuscripts, lithographs, and miniatures dating from the thirteenth
through the nineteenth centuries, and each panel becomes a new work
of art, an exquisite collage of traditional forms.
In recent years Abdolkarim Soroush has become known as one of the leading moderate revisionist thinkers of the Muslim world. These essays translated into English for the first time set forth Soroush's views on such matters as the freedom of the Muslim believe to interpret the Qur'an, the inevitability of change in religion, the necessity of freedom of belief, and the compatibility of Islam with democracy. This book will be of great interest, both here and abroad, to students and scholars of the Middle East and its politics, and Islam.
The social role of intellectuals was a pervasive motif in Weber's
thought, particularly in his works on religion and politics.
Comprehensively examining and extending Weber's work on the
subject. Sadri offers a new perspective on the intelligentsia and
their role in society. He also provides a synthetic typology of
intellectuals spanning both Eastern and Western traditions. Culling
Weber's observations from a broad and varied range of primary
sources, Sadri lays a theoretical foundation for a Weberian
sociology of intellectuals, providing a valuable resource for
scholars interested in the reflections of this great thinker.
Abdolkarim Soroush has emerged as one of the leading moderate revisionist thinkers of the Muslim world. He and his contemporaries in other Muslim countries are shaping what may become Islam's equivalent of the Christian Reformation: a period of questioning traditional practices and beliefs and, ultimately, of upheaval. Presenting eleven of his essays, this volume makes Soroush's thought readily available in English for the first time. The essays set forth his views on such matters as the freedom of Muslims to interpret the Qur'an, the inevitability of change in religion, the necessity of freedom of belief, and the compatibility of Islam and democracy. Throughout, Soroush emphasizes the rights of individuals in their relationship with both government and God, explaining that the ideal Islamic state can only be defined by the beliefs and will of the majority.
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