The flourishing of Islamic reformism in Iran
Subtitle: political Islamic groups in Iran (1941-61)
By: Seyed Mohammad Ali Taghavi
Series: RoutledgeCurzon studies in political Islam -- 1; RoutledgeCurzon studies in political Islam -- 1.
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780203321621
Subjects: RELIGION; Islam; Islam and politics; Islamic renewal; Theology
Description: During the 1940s and 1950s, Islamic reformism flourished in Iran. This book examines how Iranian Islamic groups came to rethink traditional accounts of religion and nurture a politicized version of Islam.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: The socialist theists : history; title: Reforming Islamic thought; title: Reconciling Islam and socialism; title: The methodology of reforming Islamic thought; title: The historical and intellectual context of the formation of the socialist theists' views; title: The Iran freedom movement : history; title: A new approach to Islam; title: A worldly Islam; title: The methodology of working out the new approach; title: Formative factors in the society of the devotees of Islam : history; title: A militant approach to Islam; title: Social and political factors influencing fada'iyan's thought.