Islamism and Modernism

Islamism and Modernism: The Changing Discourse in Iran (CMES Modern Middle East Series)

Islamism and Modernism was written by and Farhang Rajaee. The 292 page book was published by University of Texas Press in 2010 (originally in 2007) with an ISBN 10 of 0292774362. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. Islamism and Modernism mentions 1 serial killers including Ali Asghar Borujerdi. The author Farhang Rajaee has 1 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

While many previous books have probed the causes of Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979, few have focused on the power of religion in shaping a national identity over the decades leading up to it. Islamism and Modernism captures the metamorphosis of the Islamic movement in Iran, from encounters with Great Britain and the United States in the 1920s through twenty-first-century struggles between those seeking to reform Islam's role and those who take a hardline defensive stance. Capturing the views of four generations of Muslim activists, Farhang Rajahee describes how the extremism of the 1960s brought more confidence to concerned Islam-minded Iranians and radicalized the Muslim world while Islamic alternatives to modernity were presented. Subs...