LEADER 04381nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910459209203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-67893-0 010 $a9786612678936 010 $a0-226-00787-1 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226007878 035 $a(CKB)2670000000033480 035 $a(EBL)557551 035 $a(OCoLC)648759784 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000418004 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11281365 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418004 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10370841 035 $a(PQKB)10298191 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC557551 035 $a(DE-B1597)524545 035 $a(OCoLC)748360598 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226007878 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL557551 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10402612 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL267893 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000033480 100 $a20041014d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFoucault and the Iranian Revolution$b[electronic resource] $egender and the seductions of Islamism /$fJanet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (359 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-00785-5 311 $a0-226-00786-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 303-319) and index. 327 $aFoucault's discourse on pinnacles and pitfalls. The paradoxical world of Foucault : the modern and the traditional social orders -- Processions, passion plays, and rites of penance : Foucault, Shi?ism, and early Christian Rituals -- Foucault's writings on the Iranian Revolution and after. The visits to Iran and the controversies with "Atoussa H." and Maxime Rodinson -- Debating the outcome of the revolution, especially on women's rights -- Foucault, gender, and male homosexualities in Mediterranean and Muslim Societies -- Epilogue : from the Iranian Revolution to September 11, 2001 -- Appendix : Foucault and his critics, an annotated translation. 330 $aIn 1978, as the protests against the Shah of Iran reached their zenith, philosopher Michel Foucault was working as a special correspondent for Corriere della Sera and le Nouvel Observateur. During his little-known stint as a journalist, Foucault traveled to Iran, met with leaders like Ayatollah Khomeini, and wrote a series of articles on the revolution. Foucault and the Iranian Revolution is the first book-length analysis of these essays on Iran, the majority of which have never before appeared in English. Accompanying the analysis are annotated translations of the Iran writings in their entirety and the at times blistering responses from such contemporaneous critics as Middle East scholar Maxime Rodinson as well as comments on the revolution by feminist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. In this important and controversial account, Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson illuminate Foucault's support of the Islamist movement. They also show how Foucault's experiences in Iran contributed to a turning point in his thought, influencing his ideas on the Enlightenment, homosexuality, and his search for political spirituality. Foucault and the Iranian Revolution informs current discussion on the divisions that have reemerged among Western intellectuals over the response to radical Islamism after September 11. Foucault's provocative writings are thus essential for understanding the history and the future of the West's relationship with Iran and, more generally, to political Islam. In their examination of these journalistic pieces, Afary and Anderson offer a surprising glimpse into the mind of a celebrated thinker. 606 $aHistory 606 $aPhilosophy 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General$2bisacsh 607 $aIran$xHistory$yRevolution, 1979 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aPhilosophy. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General. 676 $a955.05/42 700 $aAfary$b Janet$0649076 701 $aAnderson$b Kevin$f1948-$0936421 701 2$aFoucault$b Michel$f1926-1984.$0124914 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459209203321 996 $aFoucault and the Iranian Revolution$92212918 997 $aUNINA