num_pages: 432
description: This book provides a new understanding of a man who played a significant part in the Iranian revolution and an analysis of a current of political Islam that has influenced movements throughout the Middle East.This full-length political biography looks at Ali Shari`ati's life and thought in the context of the complex and contradictory cultural, social, and political conditions of the Iranian society that shaped him.
language: English
title: An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shari'ati
titlecomplete: An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shari'ati
genres: Iran, Religion, Politics, Islam, Biography, Philosophy, Nonfiction, History, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 141
publisher: I.B.Tauris