Beyond the Islamic Revolution: Perceptions of Modernity and Tradition in Iran before and after 1979

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Beyond the Islamic Revolution

Perceptions of Modernity and Tradition in Iran before and after 1979

Edited by: Amir Sheikhzadegan and Astrid Meier

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2017

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Volume 8 | Welten des Islams - Worlds of Islam - Mondes de l’Islam

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The volume contributes to a better understanding of Iranian history since 1953, with a focus on societal change and its reflection in intellectual discourse. The papers explore the attitudes of Iranians toward modernity and tradition before and after the Revolution of 1979. With insights from Oriental studies, history, sociology, literature and social anthropology, the volume offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on the intellectual, political, and social history of Iran.

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Amir Sheikhzadegan, Universität Fribourg, Schweiz; Astrid Meier, Orient-Institut Beirut, Libanon.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Notes on Transliteration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	VII
Introduction Amir Sheikhzadegan and Astrid Meier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I: Main Intellectual Trends
Intellectuals and Society in Iran since 1953 Ramin Jahanbegloo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	17
The Trajectory of the 1953 Military Coup and the Course of Liberal Islam in Iran: A Sociological Analysis Amir Sheikhzadegan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
Constructing and Deconstructing Othering: Polycentrism versus Westoxication in Iran Katajun Amirpur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	60
Part II: The Voices of the Less Visible
Insurmountable Hurdles to the Countering of Patriarchal Gender Discourse under a Clerical Oligarchy? Experiences of (Islamic) Feminists in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979–2009) Roswitha Badry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	89
Heirs of Modernity in Rural Iran Erika Friedl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	112
Part III: Social Change in the Mirror of Art
The Rebellious Man and the Courageous Woman: Social Criticism and Gender Relations in Iranian Film Production before and after the Islamic Revolution Katja Föllmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
Between Change and Persistence: Reżā Julāʾi’s Short Story Miti-Jenn as a Mirror of Social Developments in Iran Tobias Nünlist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	155
Note on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	177
Index of Names and Places Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179

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eBook published on:

June 12, 2017

eBook ISBN:

9783110399882

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June 12, 2017

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9783110399592

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7

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181

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110399882

eBook ISBN: 9783110399882

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110399592

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Islamische Revolution; Iran; Vorderer Orient

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Historians, Scholars of Islamic Studies, Sociologists

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