Iranian Islam

The Concept of the Individual
1998. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-333-71911-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 281 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

The author examines from different perspectives (theological and philosophical as well as socio-political and historical) the significance of the concept of the individual in the ways of thinking of Iranians. This book establishes that the mystical dimension of Islamic thought, the divine nature of Islamic law and, the mode of relationship between ruler and the ruled, in combination, counteracted growth of concern for the individual self in Iranian thought.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ahmadi, Fereshteh

Ahmadi, Nader

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; F. Ahmadi and N. Ahmadi PART ONE: PHILOSOPHICAL OBSTACLES; F. Ahmadi Short Introduction to the Concept of the Individual in the Western Thought The Importance of Sufism in the Study of the Concept of the Individual in the Ways of Thinking of Iranians The Dissolution of Individuality in Persian Sufism The Socio-Cultural Effects of Sufism on the Social Life of Iranians PART TWO: SOCIAL OBSTACLES; N. Ahmadi Individuality and Social Reality Individuality and Politics Individuality and the System of Law Epilogue; F. Ahmadi and N. Ahmadi Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

NADER AHMADI is a Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University, Sweden.

FERESHTEH AHMADI is a Researcher at Uppsala University, Sweden.