God and Juggernaut: Iran's Intellectual Encounter With Modernity - Brossura

Vahdat, Farzin

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ISBN 10: 0815629478 ISBN 13: 9780815629474

Casa editrice: Syracuse Univ Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Vahdat (comparative religion, Tufts U.), in this revised version of his dissertation (in sociology at Brandeis U.), applies a carefully defined theory of modernity to his discussion of Iran from the mid-19th century to the present. The theories of modernity advanced by Kant, Hegel, Marx, Weber, Adorno, Foucault, and Habermas are discussed at the outset. Subsequent chapters consider the Iranian use of modernity, the role of intellectuals in adopting modernity, and how political events have moderated both. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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By focusing almost entirely on intellectual discourse among the clergy, this text engages the major theoretical discourses of modernity in an attempt to address some of the central theoretical issues involved in and Iran's experience of these issues.

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• Editore: Syracuse Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0815629478
• ISBN 13: 9780815629474
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256