The legitimation of the clergys right to rule in the iranian. The course will focus as well on how understanding the middle east is not simply a matter of access to more reliable and consistent data. Irans islamic revolution in comparative perspective authors. Said amir arjomand has prbvided a fas cinating study in the history of iranian shiite muslim thought. Pernyataan arjomand di atas diperkuat oleh fabrice e.
History, structure, and revolution in the shiite tradition. From constitutions to constitutionalism in arab states 441 gwf hegel, hegels philosophy of right oxford u niversity press, 1942 2867, quoted in tushnet, ibid, 1269. D, university of chicago, 1980 is distinguished service professor of sociology and director of the stony brook institute for global studies, president of the association for the study of persianate societies and editor of the journal of persianate studies. The final essay, by said amir arjomand, takes us back to the iranian revolution and looks at islam as a state ideology. This paper seeks to analyze how the program of deradicalization in indonesia is approached, understood and treated by radical islamists. Arjomand s essay religion and the diversity of normative orders will be of great interest to readers of the present volume. Clear lessons from a troubled record, in marina ottaway and julia choucairvizoso, beyond the facade. Beckford and martine levasseur the development of millennialistic thought in japans new religions susumu shimazono social change and movements of revitalization in contemporary islam said amir. Said amir arjomand describes that the collapse of a regime is caused by two factors. The iranian revolution in the new era 5 the iranian revolution in the new era by said amir arjomand t he june 2009 electoral putsch in iran ushered in a new phase in the islamic republics now thirtyone year long history. The wealth of contributions arjomand and tiryakian have assembled demonstrates the value of an old concept for understanding the awful. Ali gheissari, iranian intellectuals in the twentieth century. Trajectories fall 2011 12 3a american sociological association. From nationalism to revolutionary islam said amir arjomand.
With the apparent backing of supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei, the hard. Tiryakian duke university the challenge issued earlier by said arjomand to deal more adequately with com. The islamic revolution in iran bowden, mark, guests of the ayatollah. The evolving ruling bargain in the middle east summary report details the cirs research initiative on the evolving ruling bargain in the middle east to scrutinize the ways in which domestic political arrangements in the middle east are evolving, and how the authoritarian bargains are being challenged. Abbas amanat yale university vikas rathee university of arizona, religion and politics in the preislamic hindu past of indo. With the apparent backing of supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei, the hardline incumbent presidential candidate mahmoud ahmadinejad was. Said amir arjomand s the turban for the crown provides a thoughtful, painstakingly researched, and intelligible account of the turmoil in iran which reveals the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions. From nationalism to revolutionary islam springerlink. The symbiotic relationship of sufism and politics in the. Option paper on a constitutional court for afghanistan.
Said arjomand, edward a tiryakian at last, a volume on civilization that truly reflects the complexity of multiple civilizations. Constitutional experiments, in said amir arjomand, constitutional politics in the middle east, oxford. Said amir arjomand media of constitutional politics in the middle east. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. A mobile laser weapon, intended to destroy missiles in flight, failed in testing by the u. This paper argues that the deradicalization program in this country has invited controversies, criticisms and even backlash from radical islamists on the grounds that it goes against the principles of human rights because of states intervention into. The first battle in americas war with militant islam cooper, andrew scott, the fall of heaven.
This issue we are pleased to add a letter by edward a. Courses are designed to attract ma and phd students, junior and postdoctoral researchers, lecturers and professionals, and are given by prominent. Said amir arjomand sunystony brook, persianate studies. Arjomand analyzes a moment in 2000, when a constitutional crisis between the supreme leader and the conservative clerics almost forced a democratization of the regime. By said amir arjomand the object of this paper is to bring out the theoretical significance of the islamic revolution in iran by focusing on the political dy namics of the radical change in irans societal structure of domination and the moral dynamics of reintegration and collective action that ac company it. Religion, political order, and societal change in shiite iran from the beginning to 1890by said amir arjomand. I also thank andrew ab bott, karen barkey, kathryn babayan, stephen ellingson, ivan ermakoff, benjamin. D, university of chicago, 1980 is distinguished service professor of sociology and director of the stony brook institute for global studies. For an analysis of how the arab revolutions of 2011 compare with other major revolutions in history, see said amir arjomand, the arab revolution of 2011 and its counterrevolutions in comparative perspective, pp. Ervand abrahamian, a history of modern iran, cambridge univ.
Rethinking civilizational analysis sage studies in. On authority in shiism, with special emphasis on its institutionalization in different historic periods from the beginning of shi. A theory of authoritarianism, political psychology, vol. The evolving ruling bargain in the middle east summary report. King saud university said amir arjomand the stony brook institute for global studies mazhar alzoby qatar university zahra. Summer university and religious studies the ceu summer university program, founded in 1996, hosts highlevel, research oriented, interdisciplinary and innovative academic courses and workshops. The wealth of contributions arjomand and tiryakian have assembled demonstrates the value of an old concept for understanding the awful dilemmas confronting human kind in the global age.
Hart publishing, 2008 requiem for palestinian reform. He is the founder and president of the association for the study of persianate societies and editor of its interdisciplinary publication, thejournal of persianate studies. The shadow of god and the hidden imam internet archive. National front to the people of iran, september 1979mehr 58. Professor of sociology said amir arjomand format files. Why did the iranian revolution result in the foundation of. Part of the st antonysmacmillan series book series. Other notable books include said amir arjomand, the tur ban for the crown. Imam and community in the preghayba period in said amir arjomand ed, authority and political culture in shiism, albany, ny, 1988. It also involves political and cross cultural dynamics which often contrive to constrain or distort understanding more than facilitate it. Nathan jude brown elliott school of international affairs. Lily amir arjomand ma aging director of the institute for the tellectual development of chil1ron and young adults, said in her address, during these times the people of the world more than ever, before have the need forefforts andqooperation in anenvironment characterized by understanding. Lily amir arjomand ma aging director of the institute for the \ntellectual development of chil1ron and young adults, said in her address, during these times the people of the world more than ever, before have the need forefforts andqooperation in anenvironment characterized by.
Feb 12, 2019 kian tajbakhsh authoritarian state building onati sociolegal series, forthcoming en preparacion 2 issn. By said amir arjomand the object of this paper is to bring out the theoretical significance of the islamic revolution in iran by focusing on the political dy namics of the radical change in irans societal structure of domination and the moral dynamics of reintegration and collective action that ac. The islamic revolution in iran, oxford university press, new york 1988. Air force at the united states naval weapons center at china lake in california. Many approaches that the shah took during his period of influence, such as rapid westernization, certainly fit this. Islam, political change and globalization said amir arjomand, 2004. Pdf from constitutions to constitutionalism in arab states.