Iranian Islam: The Concept of the Individual

by Fereshteh Ahmadi, Nader Ahmadi

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349404230
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/07/1998
Series:	Concept of the Individual
Edition description:	1st ed. 1998
Pages:	281
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

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

FERESHTEH AHMADI is a Researcher at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

In the first half of the book, Nader Ahmadi (sociology, Stockholm U., Sweden) presents an inquiry into the philosophical obstacles to the development of the concept of the individual in the ways of thinking of Iranians through a study of the mystical features of Iranian thought. In the second part, Fereshteh Ahmadi (researcher, Uppsala U., Sweden) presents an investigation of the institutional obstacles to growth of concern for the individual in Iranian ways of thinking through a study of the individual's status in the political and legal systems in Iran. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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