Bibliography: #BIB28491

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reference type	Book
title	God and Man in Tehran : Contending Visions of the Divine from the Qajars to the Islamic Republic
author	Kamaly, Hossein
year	2018
publisher	Columbia University Press
place published	New York
ISBN	9780231176828
abstract	In God and Man in Tehran, Hossein Kamaly explores the historical processes that have made and unmade contending visions of God in Iran's capital throughout the past two hundred years. Kamaly examines how ideas of God have been mobilized, contested, and transformed, emphasizing how notions of the divine have given shape to and in turn have been shaped by divergent conceptualizations of nature, reason, law, morality, and authority. God and Man in Tehran analyzes official government policies, modern textbooks, and university curricula; popular beliefs and ritual practices; and philosophical and juridical attitudes toward theological questions in traditional institutions. Kamaly considers continuity and change in religiosity under the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties; the significance of outbreaks of messianic expectations; why a modernizing nation took a sudden turn toward state religiosity; and how the Islamic Republic deploys visions of God against foreign enemies and domestic critics. Beyond the majority Shia Muslim population, the book includes minority and suppressed voices, discussing the views of Sunni Muslims, Armenian and Assyrian Christians, Jews, Baha'is, and Zoroastrians and investigating issues of gender and class. With a focus on the diversity of ideas of the divine, God and Man in Tehran offers a novel perspective on the intellectual movements that have shaped Iranian modernity.
notes	Bahá'í Faith: pp. ?? LCCN 2017031095. 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index.
language	English
keywords	GOD; ISLAM; IRAN; TEHRAN; PERSECUTION
number of pages	xvii, 234
call number	BP166.2 .K225 2018
accession number	19783279

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