Political Islam in Post-Revolutionary Iran: Shi'i Ideologies in Islamist Discourse

by Majid Mohammadi

Overview

The relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Western World is fraught with challenges and tensions. In order to generate the capacity for greater engagement and dialogue, there is a need for the West to better understand the complex ideological developments that are central to Iran. Majid Mohammadi charts the central concepts and nuances of the ideological map of post-revolutionary Iran, and examines the rise and development of Shi'i Islamism. He recognizes that the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranian political discourse are the outcome of contesting perspectives and ideologies: identity-oriented, socialist, nationalist, authoritarian, Shari'a, scripturalist, mystical, militarist and fascist. This is a comprehensive, comparative contribution to one of today's most important topics: that of the relationship between Political Islam and the West.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857736789
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/05/2015
Series:	International Library of Iranian Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Majid Mohammadi is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science at Glenville State College, West Virginia, and he holds a PhD in Sociology from Stony Brook University.

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Introduction

Part I: The Pre-Revolutionary Era
2. Early Shi'i Islamism: Revivalism and Revolution
3. Identity-oriented Islamism: Islam vs. the West

Part II: The Post-Revolutionary Era
4. Socialist Islamism: Ali Shari'ati
5. Nationalist Islamism: Mehdi Bazargan
6. Clerical Authoritarian Islamism: Ruhullah Khomeini
7. Shari'ah-oriented Islamism: Morteza Motahhari
8. Justice-oriented Scripturalist Islamism: Mohammad Reza Hakimi
9. Mysticism-oriented Islamism: Abdolkarim Soroush
10. Militarist/Messianist Islamism: Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi
11. Fascist Islamism: Ahmad Fardid and Reza Davari

Part III: Now and Then
12. Comparisons
13. Conclusion

Epilogue