Description
An exploration into the lasting influence of the Iranian sociologist and revolutionary, Ali Shariati, who is thought to be the most important intellectual behind the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
Author: Dustin J. Byrd
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 11/06/2018
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781608461134
ISBN10: 1608461130
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | Social Theory
- Social Science | Sociology of Religion
- History | Middle East | Iran
About the Author
Dustin J. Byrd, Ph.D (2016), Michigan State University, is an Associate Professor of religion, philosophy and arabic at Olivet College. He has published numerous articles, book chapters, and manuscripts, including Islam in a Post-Secular Society: Religion, Secularity, and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith (Haymarket Books, 2018).
Seyed Javad Miri, Ph.D (2000), Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, is Professor of Sociology and History of Religions at that Institute in Tehran. He has published more than 50 books and 100 articles on various issues related to philosophy, religion, sociology and Social Theory. His latest book is entitled Reimagining Malcolm X: Street Thinker Versus Homo Academicus (University Press of America, 2016).