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An Analysis of Hamid Dabashi's Theology of Discontent The Ideological Foundation of the Islamic Revolution in Iran

By Magdalena C. Delgado, Bryan Gibson Copyright 2017

112 Pages

by Macat Library

112 Pages

by Macat Library

100 Pages

by Macat Library

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Description

Hamid Dabashi’s 1997 work Theology of Discontent reveals a creative thinker capable not only of understanding how an argument is built, but also of redefining old issues in new ways. The Iranian Revolution of 1978–9 was front-page news in the West, and in some ways remains so today. Though it was an uprising against authoritarian royal rule, with a coalition of modernisers and Islamists, the... Read more

Table of Contents

Ways in to the Text

Who was Dabashi?

What does Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundation of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Say?

Why does Theology of Discontent: The Ideological Foundation of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Matter?

Section 1: Influences

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context

Module 2: Academic Context

Module 3: The Problem

Module 4: The Author's Contribution

Section 2: Ideas

Module 5: Main Ideas

Module 6: Secondary Ideas

Module 7: Achievement

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work

Section 3: Impact

Module 9: The First Responses

Module 10: The Evolving Debate

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today

Module 12: Where Next?

Glossary of Terms

People Mentioned in the Text

Works Cited

Author(s)

Biography

Magdalena C. Delgado, Bryan Gibson

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