Revolutionary Islam in Iran
The Western tendency, which is prevalent in the media, to analyse Iran in terms of generic notions of ‘Islam’ or ‘fundamentalism’, needs to be contested. This essay shows that a more contextualised analysis of religion in Iran is appropriate and could well have different policy implications.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2006
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| In: |
Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2006, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-119 |
| Further subjects: | B
Islamic Fundamentalism
B Islamaphobia B religion and the media B Iranaphobia |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The Western tendency, which is prevalent in the media, to analyse Iran in terms of generic notions of ‘Islam’ or ‘fundamentalism’, needs to be contested. This essay shows that a more contextualised analysis of religion in Iran is appropriate and could well have different policy implications. |
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| ISSN: | 2047-7058 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jasr.v19i1.103 |