Iran
Subtitle: from religious dispute to revolution
By: Michael M. J. Fischer.
Series: Harvard studies in cultural anthropology ;; 3
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Shīʻah -- Iran; Islam and politics -- Iran; Iran -- Politics and government -- 1941-1979; Iran -- Religious life and customs
Description: Unlike much of the instant analysis that appeared at the time of the Iranian revolution, Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution is based upon extensive fieldwork carried out in Iran. Michael M.J. Fischer draws upon his rich experience with the mullahs and their students in the holy city of Qum, composing a picture of Iranian society from the insidethe lives of ordinary people, the way that each class interprets Islam, and the role of religion and religious education in the culture. Fischer's book, with its new introduction updating arguments for the post-Revolutionary period, brings a dynamic view of a society undergoing metamorphosis, which remains fundamental to understanding Iranian society in the early twenty-first century. - Publisher.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 293-303.
Includes index.