LEADER 03069oam 2200661I 450 001 9910461938603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-46249-4 010 $a9786613462497 010 $a0-203-80557-7 010 $a1-136-64904-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203805572 035 $a(CKB)2670000000161326 035 $a(EBL)958116 035 $a(OCoLC)798531940 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000652661 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11404574 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652661 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10641735 035 $a(PQKB)11433800 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC958116 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL958116 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10534981 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL346249 035 $a(OCoLC)782917957 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000161326 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aShi'i theology in Iran $ethe challenge of religious experience /$fOri Goldberg 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 1 $aCulture and civilization in the Middle east ;$v28 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-367-86640-4 311 $a0-415-66423-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Shi'i Theology in Iran: The challenge of religious experience; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Metaphor and identity; 1. The discursive personality; 2. Stuck in the middle with you; 3. A double-edged sword; Part II: Anxiety and discourse; 4. Theology as duality; 5. Mediated deliverance; Part III: Faith; 6. A wheel within a wheel; 7. Faith as core and structure; 8. Silence fraught with meaning; 9. Conclusion: The end is where we start; Notes; Bibliography and further reading; Index 330 $aTaking a theologically oriented method for engaging with historical and cultural phenomena, this book explores the challenge, offered by revolutionary Shi'i theology in Iran, to Western conventions on theology, revolution and religion's role in the creation of identity.Offering a stringent critique of current literature on political Islam and on Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, the author suggests that current literature fails to perceive and engage with the revolution and its thought as religious phenomena. Grounded in the experience of unconditional faith in God, Shi'i thinkers reco 410 0$aCulture and civilisation in the Middle East ;$v28. 606 $aShi??ah$xDoctrines 606 $aShi??ah$zIran$xHistory 606 $aShiites$zIran 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aShi??ah$xDoctrines. 615 0$aShi??ah$xHistory. 615 0$aShiites 676 $a297.20955/09045 700 $aGoldberg$b Ori.$0849150 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461938603321 996 $aShi'i theology in Iran$91896473 997 $aUNINA