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Revolutionary Ideology and Islamic Militancy: The Iranian Revolution and Interpretations of the Quran (International Library of Iranian Studies)
Najibullah Lafraie
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Description for Revolutionary Ideology and Islamic Militancy: The Iranian Revolution and Interpretations of the Quran (International Library of Iranian Studies)
Hardcover. Examines how revolutionary ideologies function, and applies these insights to the Quran and its interpreters in the vanguard of the Iranian revolution. This book delineates the different ways in which the Quran was used to mobilise action in 1979, and in so doing provides a context for understanding Islamist movements. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
The 'war on terror' tends to circumscribe crucial developments in the Islamic world within a narrow definition of 'Islamic terrorism'. This partial and incomplete perspective fails to comprehend the links between today's scenario and the Iranian revolution of 1979 - a revolution fought in the name of God and spearheaded by religious scholars. It is vital to examine the relationship between religious and revolutionary ideologies and the revolutionary potentials of Islamic teachings.In a penetrating new study, Najibullha Lafraie examines how revolutionary ideologies function, and applies these insights to the Quran and its interpreters in the vanguard of the Iranian revolution. ... Read more
The 'war on terror' tends to circumscribe crucial developments in the Islamic world within a narrow definition of 'Islamic terrorism'. This partial and incomplete perspective fails to comprehend the links between today's scenario and the Iranian revolution of 1979 - a revolution fought in the name of God and spearheaded by religious scholars. It is vital to examine the relationship between religious and revolutionary ideologies and the revolutionary potentials of Islamic teachings.In a penetrating new study, Najibullha Lafraie examines how revolutionary ideologies function, and applies these insights to the Quran and its interpreters in the vanguard of the Iranian revolution. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tauris Academic Studies
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
International Library of Iranian Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845110635
SKU
V9781845110635
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About Najibullah Lafraie
Najibullah Lafraie is a lecturer at the Department of Politics, University of Otago, New Zealand. He has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Hawaii, USA, and served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Afghanistan, 1992-6.
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