The turban for the crown

By Said Amir Arjomand

Subjects: Islam et politique, Politics and government, Revoluties, REVOLUTIONS, Islam, Nonfiction, Jihad, Revolution (1978-1979), Iran, politics and government, HISTORY, Politique et gouvernement, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, Iran, religion, ISLAM, Islamische Revolution, Politik, Islam and politics, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), Fundamentalismus, Geschichte (1979-1988), POLITICAL CONDITIONS, History, Iran, history, Reislamisierung

Description: The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, and fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. Said Amir Arjomand's The Turban for the Crown provides a thoughtful, painstakingly researched,and intelligible account of the turmoil in Iran which reveals the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions. Providing crucial historical background, Arjomand examines both the structure of authority in Shi'ism (one of the two main branches of Islam) and the impact of the modern state on Iranian society, two factors essential to the comprehension of the revolution of 1979...