| God and Juggernaut: Iran's Intellectual Encounter with Modernity Contributor(s): Vahdat, Farzin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815629478 ISBN-13: 9780815629474 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: Farzin Vahdat has written a trenchant analysis of the intellectual discourse of modernity in Iran. Although there have been several recent studies about Iranian intellectuals, this volume is unique in that it focuses almost entirely on intellectual discourse among the clergy. Vahdat first provides us with a solid foundation for understanding the key Critical Theory concept of subjectivity -- especially as expounded in the writings of Jurgen Habermas. Then, he successfully shows how one Western philosophical approach does have universal applicability by demonstrating the concern of Iranian theorists such as Shariati, Motahhari, Khomeini, and Sorush with human subjectivity. By engaging the major theoretical discourses of modernity, the author attempts for the first time in a non-Western context to address some of the central theoretical issues involved in modernity and Iran's experience of these issues. As such, this study can contribute to a profound understanding of modernity and its development in a Middle Eastern context. This book is an important addition to the growing body of work in Global Studies and Critical Theory as well as on contemporary Iran. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Iran - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.095 |
| LCCN: 2002001379 |
| Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.3" W x 8.88" (0.89 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |