Ali Shariati and the future of social theory : religion, revolution, and the role of the intellectual / edited by Dustin J. Byrd, Seyed Javad Miri

• Superior document: Studies in critical social sciences volume 115
• HerausgeberIn: Byrd, Dustin; Miri, Seyed Javad ca. 1971/72
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Boston : Brill, [2017]
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in critical social sciences volume 115
• Physical Description: XII, 282 Seiten
• Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

In Ali Shariati and the Future of Social Theory: Religion, Revolution and the Role of the Intellectual, Dustin J. Byrd and Seyed Javad Miri bring together a collections of essays by a variety of scholars who explore the lasting influence of the Iranian sociologist and revolutionary, Ali Shariati. Thought to be the most important intellectual behind the Iranian Revolution of 1979, these essays engage in a future-oriented remembrance of Shariati's life and praxis, with the practical attempt to clarify, expand, and apply his liberational Islamic thought to modern conditions. Making use of Shariati's writings on Shi'a Islam and western philosophy, this text is especially important for those who want to understand the role that intellectuals, both religious and secular, can have in the liberation of mankind