Montazeri - The Life and Thought of Iran''s Revolutionary Ayatollah

Informationen zum Autor Sussan Siavoshi is the Cox Chapman Professor of Political Science at Trinity University, Texas. She is the author of numerous articles on the politics of post-revolutionary Iran and Shia religious discourse, most notably Liberal Nationalism in Iran: The Defeat of a Movement (1988). Klappentext This book looks at the historical context and political philosophy of the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, a key figure in the Iranian revolution of 1978-9. Zusammenfassung Looking at the historical context as well as the political trajectory of the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, a key figure in the Iranian revolution of 1978–9, Sussan Siavoshi explains how he went from the nominated successor of Khomeini to an opponent of the prevailing ideas of political rule in the Islamic Republic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: 1. Life in the seminary: the making of a religious scholar; 2. Birth of a revolutionary; 3. The post-revolutionary state and Montazeri: the bearer, the agitator; 4. Life of a dissident; Part II: 5. Juridico-political theory: state-society relations; 6. Human rights; 7. Legacy of a grand Ayatollah.

Product details

• Authors: Sussan Siavoshi, Sussan (Trinity University Siavoshi, Siavoshi Sussan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781316509463
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50946-3
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Religion & politics, Middle Eastern history, Religion and Politics