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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsPreface 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
