Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Foucault’s Discourse: On Pinnacles and Pitfalls
6. Chapter 1. The Paradoxical World of Foucault: The Modern and the Traditional Social Orders 13
7. Chapter 2. Processions, Passion Plays, and Rites of Penance: Foucault, Shi’ism, and Early Christian Rituals 38
8. Part II. Foucault’s Writings on the Iranian Revolution and After
9. Chapter 3. The Visits to Iran and the Controversies with “Atoussa H.” and Maxime Rodinson 69
10. Chapter 4. Debating the Outcome of the Revolution, Especially on Women’s Rights 106
11. Chapter 5. Foucault, Gender, and Male Homosexualities in Mediterranean and Muslim Societies 138
12. Epilogue: From the Iranian Revolution to September 11, 2001 163
13. Appendix: Foucault and His Critics, an Annotated Translation 179
14. Notes 279
15. References 303
16. Index 321