
Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam
The Essential Writings of Abdolkarim Soroush
Abdolkarim Soroush(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 18. May 2000
Book
Hardback
254 pages
978-0-19-512812-3 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years Abdolkarim Soroush has emerged as one of the leading revisionist thinkers of the Muslim world. Translated into English for the first time, this book features a critical introduction by the editors and an original interview that reveals the intellectual biography of the author. It sets forth Soroush's views on such matters as the inevitablity of change in religion, the necessity of freedom of belief, and the compatibility of Islam with democracy.
Reviews / Votes
For a clearer understanding of the enormous implications of [the modernisation of the Islamic Republic] for Iranian society, and, arguably, the Islamic world in general, one can do no better than scrutinize the writings of Abdolkarim Soroush translated and edited by Ahmad and Mahmoud Sadri Soroush has provided the reformist movement in Iran with ah intellectual depth and sophistication which have arguably allowed it to sustain, and resist, the many political pressures which have been brought to bear upon it by its opponents. * Ali Ansari, Times Literary Supplement *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512812-3 (9780195128123)
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About the Editors
Mahmoud Sadri is Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas Women's University.
Ahmad Sadri is Associate Professor of Sociology at Lake Forest College.
Mahmoud Sadri is Associate Professor of Sociology at Texas Women's University.
Ahmad Sadri is Associate Professor of Sociology at Lake Forest College.
Author
Director, The Institute of Wisdom and Research, Tehran, and Senior Research FellowDirector, The Institute of Wisdom and Research, Tehran, and Senior Research Fellow, Academy of Philosophy, Tehran
Editor
Associate Professor of SociologyAssociate Professor of Sociology, Texas Women's University
Associate Professor of SociologyAssociate Professor of Sociology, Lake Forest College