Shi'i theology in Iran : the challenge of religious experience / / Ori Goldberg

• Autore: Goldberg Ori.
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.20955/09045
• Soggetto topico: Shīʻah - Doctrines; Shīʻah - Iran - History; Shiites - Iran
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Taking 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Shi'i theology in Iran
• ISBN: 1-136-64903-4; 1-283-46249-4; 9786613462497; 0-203-80557-7; 1-136-64904-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789956503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Culture and civilisation in the Middle East ; ; 28.