Iranian Islam The Concept of the Individual
Description
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.
Keywords
Social ScienceAnthropologyDeveloping & Emerging CountriesSociology of ReligionSociologyCultural & Social
1998Book
Author(s)Fereshteh Ahmadi, Nader Ahmadi
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333719114
LanguageEnglish
