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FOROUGH JAHANBAKHSH, Islam, Democracy and ReligiousModernism in Iran (1953–2000) from Bazargan to Soroush (Leiden: E. J. Brill,2001).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2002

Ahmad Kazemi Moussavi
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Abstract

This work is a critically informative study of religious modernism in Iran from 1953 to 2000 in the context of Islam versus democracy. It examines the thoughts and works of seven religious intellectuals who either shaped or influenced the religious-political developments of contemporary Iran. According to Jahanbakhsh, although Iranians have failed in understanding the meaning of democracy, the yearning for democracy was the most enticing goal in both the 1906 and 1979 Iranian revolutions.

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Book Review
Information
International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , February 2002 , pp. 175 - 177
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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