Lost Wisdom: Rethinking Modernity in Iran - Rilegato

Milani, Abbas

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0934211892 ISBN 13: 9780934211895

Casa editrice: Mage Pub, 2003

Riassunto

In the essays collected here, Abbas Milani uses an impressive array of cross-disciplinary Western and Iranian theories and texts to investigate the crucial question of modernity in Iran today. He offers a wealth of new insights into the thousand-year-old conflict in Iran between the search for modernity and the forces of religious obscurantism. The essays trace the roots of Shiite Islamic fundamentalism and offer illuminating accounts of the work of Iranian intellectuals -- both men and women -- and their artistic movements as they struggle to find a new path toward a genuine modernity in Iran that is congruent with Irans rich cultural heritage. The book challenges the hitherto accepted theory that modernity and its related concepts of democracy and freedom are Western in essence. It also demonstrates that Iran and the West have more that brings them together than separates them in their search for such modern ideals as rationalism, the rule of law, and democracy.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Mage Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0934211892
• ISBN 13: 9780934211895
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 168