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Transcendent Philosophy an International Journal for Comparative Philosophy and Mysticism Editor Transcendent Philosophy Is a Publication of the Seyed G
Volume 9. December 2008 Transcendent Philosophy An International Journal for Comparative Philosophy and Mysticism Editor Transcendent Philosophy is a publication of the Seyed G. Safavi London Academy of Iranian Studies and aims to SOAS, University of London, UK create a dialogue between Eastern, Western and Islamic Philosophy and Mysticism is published in Book Review Editor December. Contributions to Transcendent Sajjad H. Rizvi Philosophy do not necessarily reflect the views of the Exeter University, UK editorial board or the London Academy of Iranian Editorial Board Studies. Contributors are invited to submit papers on the G. A’awani, Iranian Institue of Philosophy, Iran following topics: Comparative studies on Islamic, A. Acikgenc, Fatih University, Turkey Eastern and Western schools of Philosophy, M. Araki, Islamic Centre England, UK Philosophical issues in history of Philosophy, Issues in contemporary Philosophy, Epistemology, S. Chan, SOAS University of London, UK Philosophy of mind and cognitive science, W. Chittick, State University of New York, USA Philosophy of science (physics, mathematics, R. Davari, Tehran University, Iran biology, psychology, etc), Logic and philosophical logic, Philosophy of language, Ethics and moral G. Dinani, Tehran University, Iran philosophy, Theology and philosophy of religion, P.S. Fosl, Transylvania University, USA Sufism and mysticism, Eschatology, Political M. Khamenei, SIPRIn, Iran Philosophy, Philosophy of Art and Metaphysics. B. Kuspinar, McGill University, Canada The mailing address of the Transcendent Philosophy is: H. Landolt, McGill University, Canada Dr S.G. Safavi O. Leaman, University of Kentucky, USA Journal of Transcendent Philosophy Y. Michot, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, UK 121 Royal Langford 2 Greville Road M. Mohaghegh-Damad, Beheshti University, Iran London NW6 5HT J. -
In the Eyes of the Iranian Intellectuals of The
“The West” in the Eyes of the Iranian Intellectuals of the Interwar Years (1919–1939) Mehrzad Boroujerdi n 1929, after a lecture by Arnold Toynbee (from the notes of Denison Ross, the fi rst director of the School of Oriental and African Studies) on the subject of the modern- ization of the Middle East, a commentator said, Persia has not been modernized and has not in reality been Westernized. Look at the map: there is Persia right up against Russia. For the past hundred years, living cheek by jowl with Russia, Persia has maintained her complete independence of Russian thought. Although sixty to seventy percent of her trade for the past hundred years has been with Russia, Persia remains aloof in spirit and in practice. For the past ten years, Persia has been living alongside the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, and has remained free from any impregnation by their basic ideas. Her freedom is due to her cultural independence. For the safety of Persia it is essential, if she is to continue to develop on her own lines, that she should not attempt modernization, and I do not think that the attempt is being made. It is true that the Persians have adopted motor-cars and in small way railways. But let us remember that the Persians have always been in the forefront in anything of that sort. The fi rst Eastern nation to enter the Postal Union and to adopt a system of telegraphs was Persia, which country was also among the fi rst of the Eastern nations to join the League of Nations and to become an active member. -
197 Comparative Literature in Iran
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development Online ISSN: 2349-4182, Print ISSN: 2349-5979, Impact Factor: RJIF 5.72 www.allsubjectjournal.com Volume 3; Issue 11; November 2016; Page No. 197-203 Comparative literature in Iran: Origin and development Mukhtar Ahmed Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies/ SL/ JNU, New Delhi, India Abstract This paper seeks to trace the historical tracks of comparative literature in modern Iran. I am following the early footsteps of comparative literature of Iran through the life of Fatemeh Sayyah (1902-1947), who is credited to be the founder of the discipline of Comparative literature in Iran, which started off as discipline with the introduction of a literary program for the first time at Tehran University in 1938. The very first academic comparative work with respect to Persian literature was done by an Indian scholar Umar Bin Mohammad Daudpota almost 11 years before its introduction in Iranian university curriculum, in 1927 at Cambridge University, with the title of ‘The effect of Arabic poetry on Persian poetry’. As a discipline, throughout its journey that comparative literature encountered in Iran as far as its development is concerned has had to overcome obstacles in its way. Many a time the program faced its closures and reopening. The process of literary interaction with French literature, its impact on Iranian literature and the outcome of this process, which I believe is more out of a protest than anything else, though it was leveraged to some extent by Pahlavi dynasty in a bid to protect its claims for monarchy. -
A Zizekian Attempt to Find a Way Into Iranian Progressive Reformism Through a Comparative Analysis of the Figures of Ayatollah Khomeini and Qassem Soleimani
ISSN 1751-8229 Volume Fifteen, Number Two A Zizekian Attempt to Find a Way into Iranian Progressive Reformism through a Comparative Analysis of the Figures of Ayatollah Khomeini and Qassem Soleimani Ali Mehraein, Independent Scholar, Islamic Republic of Iran Abstract: The problem which is both created and tackled by this article is that although it advocates the Iranian progressive reformism as the most preferable political force in Iran, it simply does not find reformists’ own formulation of their “competitive advantage” convincing enough. Thus, to provide an argument for Iranian progressive reformism this article not only strives to explain one of the latest Iranian reformists’ mistakes (their stance on the assassination of Qassem Soleimani) through the Lacanian concept of imaginary identification as elaborated upon by Slavoj Zizek, but also to illuminate precisely at formulation of what that mistake was an attempt. In doing so, it conducts a comparative analysis of the funeral processions for General Qassem Soleimani in 2020 and for Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, and then proceeds to draw some perhaps neglected points from the moment of the Islamic revolution of 1979 as well as from the period of Khomeini’s leadership. However, far from being just a more elaborated explanation of Iranian reformism, an attempted reformulation like this of Iranian progressive reformism hopes to pave the way for creating new spaces for political act in Iran. Key Words: Iranian progressive reformism, Slavoj Zizek, Ayatollah Khomeini, Qassem Soleimani, imaginary identification, political act. 1 The background: from Iranian fuel protests in mid-November 2019 to Soleimani’s funeral procession in January 2020 The assassination of commander of Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani in a US drone attack ordered by former US President Donald J Trump on 3 January 2020 happened against a backdrop of Iranian people reeling from a bloody suppression in mid-November 2019 of a nationwide protest against the abrupt rise of fuel price. -
Asadi Zeidabadi P 2019.PDF
The Perspectives of Iranian Feminists and Women Activists on their Political Identity and Priorities Pardis Asadi Zeidabadi A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy School of Geography, Politics and Sociology Newcastle University August 2019 Abstract This thesis seeks to explore the perspectives of women involved in feminist and women’s activism in Iran on important aspects of their political identity and priorities. This study draws on forty seven one to one semi-structured interviews with Iranian feminists and women activists, through an explanatory approach. It engages with the participants’ perspectives on key concepts and issues such as feminism, women’s rights, gender equality and democracy. Participants of this study include a spectrum of women with different beliefs and strategies: secular feminists, religious reformists and religious conservative women. As Iran is a country that has a difficult context for gender politics, Iranian feminists and women activists apply different approaches to seek to improve the status of women. Key findings include: (1) Approaches to being a feminist and supporting feminism relate both to participants’ beliefs, but also the strategies they apply to advocate women’s rights. (2) There were important differences and similarities in what participants understood by gender equality and what aspects of equality they prioritised. (3) Working towards greater democracy was important to all participants, but there were important differences in their views over whether democracy should be secular or Islamic and how far Iran was from being a ‘full’ democracy. This research contributes to the existing literature by considering a variety of feminists’ and women activists’ views about the terms feminist and feminism, their approaches to gain gender equality and also their views about democracy and its possibilities in Iran. -
The Implications of the Iranian Reform Movement's Islamization Of
The Implications of the Iranian Reform Movement’s Islamization of Secularism for a Post-Authoritarian Middle East by James Matthew Glassman An honors thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with honors designation in International Affairs Examining Committee: Dr. Jessica Martin, Primary Thesis Advisor International Affairs Dr. John Willis, Secondary Thesis Advisor History Dr. Vicki Hunter, Honors Committee Advisor International Affairs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER DEFENDED APRIL 3, 2014 For over the soul God can and will let no one rule but Himself. Therefore, where temporal power presumes to proscribe laws for the soul, it encroaches upon God’s government and only misleads and destroys souls. ~ خداوند منی تواند و اجازه خنواهد داد که هیچ کس به غری از خودش بر روح انسان تسلط داش ته ابشد. در نتیجه هر جایی که قدرت دنیوی سعی کند قواننی روحاین را مقرر کند، این مس ئهل یک جتاوز به حکومت الهیی می ابشد که فقط موجب گمراهی و ویراین روح می شود. ~ Martin Luther 1523 AD - i - To my parents, Rick and Nancy, and my grandfather, Edward Olivari. Without your love and support, none of this would have been possible. and To Dr. J. Thank you for believing in me and for giving me a second chance at the opportunity of a lifetime. - ii - Table of Contents Glossary of Essential Terms in Persian ...................................................................................... iv A Note on the Transliteration ..................................................................................................... vi Abstract ...................................................................................................................................... vii Introduction: The Emergence of a Secular and Islamic Democratic Discourse in Iran ........ 1 Chapter One – Historical Framework Part One: Post-Colonial Secular and Islamic Thought in Iran 1953 - 1989 ........................................................................................................ -
An Exploratory Study of Women's Involvement in New Age Spirituality in Turkey
IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS INSTITUTE DEPARTMENT OF CIVILIZATION STUDIES MASTER THESIS AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN NEW AGE SPIRITUALITY IN TURKEY FATEMAH MASHAEL THESIS SUPERVISOR: DR. ÖNDER KÜÇÜKURAL ISTANBUL, 2020 IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS INSTITUTE DEPARTMENT OF CIVILIZATION STUDIES MASTER THESIS AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN NEW AGE SPIRITUALITY IN TURKEY by FATEMAH MASHAEL A thesis submitted to the Alliance of Civilizations Institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Civilization Studies THESIS SUPERVISOR: DR. ÖNDER KÜÇÜKURAL ISTANBUL, 2020 ONAY SAYFASI Bu tez tarafımızca okunmuş olup kapsam ve nitelik açısından, Medeniyet Araştırmaları alanında Yüksek Lisans Derecesini alabilmek için yeterli olduğuna karar verilmiştir. Tez Jürisi Üyeleri: KANAATİ İMZA Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Önder Küçükural ______________ _______________________ (Tez Danışmanı) _____________ ________________________ Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kurtuluş Cengiz Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nursem Keskin _____________ ________________________ Aksay Bu tezin İbn Haldun Üniversitesi Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü tarafından konulan tüm standartlara uygun şekilde yazıldığı teyit edilmiştir. Tarih Mühür/İmza AKADEMİK DÜRÜSTLÜK BEYANI Bu çalışmada yer alan tüm bilgilerin akademik kurallara ve etik ilkelere uygun olarak toplanıp sunulduğunu, söz konusu kurallar ve ilkelerin zorunlu kıldığı çerçevede, çalışmada özgün olmayan tüm bilgi ve belgelere, alıntılama standartlarına uygun olarak referans -
Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads: an Exploration of Iranian Leadership
THE ARTS This PDF document was made available CHILD POLICY from www.rand.org as a public service of CIVIL JUSTICE the RAND Corporation. EDUCATION ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT Jump down to document6 HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit NATIONAL SECURITY research organization providing POPULATION AND AGING PUBLIC SAFETY objective analysis and effective SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY solutions that address the challenges SUBSTANCE ABUSE facing the public and private sectors TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY around the world. TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Support RAND WORKFORCE AND WORKPLACE Purchase this document Browse Books & Publications Make a charitable contribution For More Information Visit RAND at www.rand.org Explore the RAND National Defense Research Institute View document details Limited Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law as indicated in a notice appearing later in this work. This electronic representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for non-commercial use only. Unauthorized posting of RAND PDFs to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND PDFs are protected under copyright law. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of our research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please see RAND Permissions. This product is part of the RAND Corporation monograph series. RAND monographs present major research findings that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors. All RAND mono- graphs undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for research quality and objectivity. Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads An Exploration of Iranian Leadership Dynamics David E. -
Dr. Roy Murphy
US THE WHO, WHAT & WHY OF MANKIND Dr. Roy Murphy Visit us online at arbium.com An Arbium Publishing Production Copyright © Dr. Roy Murphy 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright owner. Nor can it be circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without similar condition including this condition being imposed on a subsequent purchaser. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Cover design created by Mike Peers Visit online at www.mikepeers.com First Edition – 2013 ISBN 978-0-9576845-0-8 eBook-Kindle ISBN 978-0-9576845-1-5 eBook-PDF Arbium Publishing The Coach House 7, The Manor Moreton Pinkney Northamptonshire NN11 3SJ United Kingdom Printed in the United Kingdom Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici 863233150197864103023970580457627352658564321742494688920065350330360792390 084562153948658394270318956511426943949625100165706930700026073039838763165 193428338475410825583245389904994680203886845971940464531120110441936803512 987300644220801089521452145214347132059788963572089764615613235162105152978 885954490531552216832233086386968913700056669227507586411556656820982860701 449731015636154727292658469929507863512149404380292309794896331535736318924 980645663415740757239409987619164078746336039968042012469535859306751299283 295593697506027137110435364870426383781188694654021774469052574773074190283 -
Shariati Report 20112.Pdf (194.5Kb)
Copyright by Maryam Shariati 2011 The Report Committee for Maryam Shariati Certifies that this is the approved version of the following report: Infatuation with the West: The Case of Ja'far Khan APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: Supervisor: Mohammad R. Ghanoonparvar Michael C. Hillmann Infatuation with the West: The Case of Ja'far Khan by Maryam Shariati, B.A. Repor t Presented to the Faculty of the GraduateSchool of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts The University of Texas at Austin May 2011 Dedication To my parents, who have never failed to give me moral support and for teaching me that even the largest task can be accomplished if it is done one step at a time. Lovingly to my dear husband, Ehsan Saadatpoor, who has been a great source of motivation and inspiration. Acknowledgements I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Mohammad R. Ghanoonparvar for his guidance, support, and assistance during the development of this Master’s report. I would also like to acknowledge the encouraging guidance of Dr. Michael C. Hillmann. Without them I would not have been able to complete this project. v Abstract Infatuation with the West: The Case of Ja'far Khan Maryam Shariati, M.A. The University of Texas at Austin, 2011 Supervisor: Mohammad Ghanoonparvar With no doubt, staging Hassan Moghaddam’s play Ja’far Khan Returns from the West in 1922 contributed a lot to improving the modern theater movement in Iran. Before this drama, the Iranian theater was pressing for a compelling pattern to free this old genre from the old structures of theater and provide it with the opportunity to explore novel areas. -
State, Dissidents, and Contention: Iran, 1979-2010
STATE, DISSIDENTS, AND CONTENTION: IRAN, 1979-2010 HAMID REZAI SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2012 ©2012 Hamid Rezai All rights reserved ABSTRACT State, Dissidents, and Contention: Iran, 1979-2010 Hamid Rezai Why after almost a decade of silence and “successful” crackdowns of contention during the 1980s has Iran witnessed once again waves of increasing popular protest? What are the processes and mechanisms behind the routinization of collective actions in Iran since the early 1990s, which continue despite state repression? Why and under what circumstances does a strong authoritarian state that has previously marginalized its contenders tolerate some forms of contention despite the state’s continued repressive capacity? And finally, to what extent are available social movement theories capable of explaining the Iranian case? In “State, Dissidents, and Contention: Iran, 1979-2010” I engage theories of social movements and contentious politics in order to examine the emergence, development, and likely outcomes of popular contention in contemporary Iran. My study is the first project of its kind to focus on elite factionalism and its impact on popular mobilization in contemporary Iran. Although other scholars have extensively written on elite factionalism in postrevolutionary Iran, they have not analyzed the implications of the inter-elite conflict for the emergence and development of social protests against the Islamic Republic. While this study primarily utilizes political process and resource mobilization models, it acknowledges the importance of economic, ideological, and breakdown approaches for the interpretation of the emergence and development of popular mobilization in contemporary Iran. -
(1997-2005) Melody Mohebi
1 The London School of Economics and Political Science Intellectuals, Reform and the Making of a Modern Iranian Civil Society (1997-2005) Melody Mohebi A thesis submitted to the Department of Social Policy of the London School of Economics for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, London November 2012 2 Declaration of Authorship I certify that the thesis I have presented for examination for the MPhil/PhD degree of the London School of Economics and Political Science is solely my own work other than where I have clearly indicated that it is the work of others (in which case the extent of any work carried out jointly by me and any other person is clearly identified in it). The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made. This thesis may not be reproduced without my prior written consent. I warrant that this authorisation does not, to the best of my belief, infringe the rights of any third party. I declare that my thesis consists of 91,355 words. 3 Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisors, whose advice and encouragement played an integral role in the writing and completion of this thesis. Professor Howell helped me develop as a researcher, kept me positive and urged me across the finish line. Professor David Lewis always provided invaluable comments and guidance. The intellectual environment and support from the LSE, particularly the Department of Social Policy, proved instrumental throughout my years here. I would like to thank Professor Tim Newburn for giving me an opportunity to teach, keeping an open door and providing guidance.