Iranian Intellectuals and the West
Download or Read eBook Iranian Intellectuals and the West PDF written by Mehrzad Boroujerdi and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1996-12-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Mehrzad Boroujerdi |
Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1996-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0815627262 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780815627265 |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Iranian Intellectuals and the West by : Mehrzad Boroujerdi
Book excerpt: These intellectuals (both religious and secular) appropriated Islam as the vehicle through which they could most effectively challenge or accommodate modernity and Westernization. Through such a fitting appropriation, Boroujerdi asserts, could modern Iranian thinkers lay the foundation for a nativist vision of an unsullied culture, seemingly free of Western influence.