Islamic Law And Governance In Contemporary Iran
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Islamic Law And Governance In Contemporary Iran
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Author : Mehran Tamadonfar
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2015-05-20
Islamic Law And Governance In Contemporary Iran written by Mehran Tamadonfar and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-20 with Law categories.
The current rise of Islamism throughout the Muslim world, Islamists’ demand for the establishment of Islamic states, and their destabilizing impact on regional and global orders have raised important questions about the origins of Islamism and the nature of an Islamic state. Beginning with the Iranian revolution of the late 1970s and the establishment of the Islamic Republic to today’s rise of ISIS to prominence, it has become increasingly apparent that Islamism is a major global force in the twenty-first century that demands acknowledgment and answers. As a highly-integrated belief system, the Islamic worldview rejects secularism and accounts for a prominent role for religion in the politics and laws of Muslim societies. Islam is primarily a legal framework that covers all aspects of Muslims’ individual and communal lives. In this sense, the Islamic state is a logical instrument for managing Muslim societies. Even moderate Muslims who genuinely, but not necessarily vociferously, challenge the extremists’ strategies are not dismissive of the political role of Islam and the viability of an Islamic state. However, sectarian and scholastic schisms within Islam that date back to the prophet’s demise do undermine any possibility of consensus about the legal, institutional, and policy parameters of the Islamic state. Within its Shi’a sectarian limitations, this book attempts to offer some answers to questions about the nature of the Islamic state. Nearly four decades of experience with the Islamic Republic of Iran offers us some insights into such a state’s accomplishments, potentials, and challenges. While the Islamic worldview offers a general framework for governance, this framework is in dire need of modification to be applicable to modern societies. As Iranians have learned, in the realm of practical politics, transcending the restrictive precepts of Islam is the most viable strategy for building a functional Islamic state. Indeed, Islam does provide both doctrinal and practical instruments for transcending these restrictions. This pursuit of pragmatism could potentially offer impressive strategies for governance as long as sectarian, scholastic, and autocratic proclivities of authorities do not derail the rights of the public and their demand for an orderly management of their societies.
The Constitution Of Iran
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Author : Asghar Schirazi
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 1997-03-15
The Constitution Of Iran written by Asghar Schirazi and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-15 with Political Science categories.
Schirazi (political science, Free U. of Berlin) chronicles and analyzes political life in Iran since the revolution, describing a gradual transformation of the theocracy and republic that was intended into a heirocracy in which Islam and the religious leaders play a subordinate role. He points out contradictions between the legalistic and democratic components of the constitution, and argues that despite new legal and ideological interpretations, Islam is showing signs of being an inadequate legal and political basis for government in modern Iran. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Islam And Democracy In Iran
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Author : Ziba Mir-Hosseini
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2006-05-26
Islam And Democracy In Iran written by Ziba Mir-Hosseini and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-26 with Political Science categories.
In today's world all eyes are on Iran, which has grappled with an experiment that has had a massive global impact. For some, the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 was the triumph of a modern, political Islam, heralding Muslim justice and economic prosperity. Others, including many of the original revolutionaries, saw religious fanatics attempting to roll back time by creating a despotic theocracy. Either way, the Iranian Revolution changed the Muslim world. It not only inspired the Muslim masses but also reinvigorated intellectual debates on the nature and possibilities of an Islamic state. The new 'Islamic Republic of Iran' combined not just religion and the state, but theocracy and democracy. Yet the revolution's heirs were soon engaged in a protracted struggle over its legacy. Dissident thinkers, from within an Islamic framework, sought a rights-based political order that could accept dissent, tolerance, pluralism, women's rights and civil liberties. Their ideas led directly to the presidency of Mohammad Khatami and, despite their political failure, they did leave a permanent legacy by demystifying Iranian religious politics, and condemning the use of the Shariah to justify autocratic rule. This book tells the story of the reformist movement through the world of Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari. An active supporter of the revolution who became one of the most outspoken critics of theocracy, Eshkevari developed ideas of 'Islamic democratic government', which have attracted considerable attention in Iran and elsewhere. In presenting a selection of Eshkevari's writings, this book reveals the intellectual and political trajectory of a Muslim thinker and his attempts to reconcile Islam with reform and democracy. As such it makes a highly original contribution to our understanding of the difficult social and political issues confronting the Islamic world today.
Family Law In Contemporary Iran
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Author : Marianne Bøe
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-01-20
Family Law In Contemporary Iran written by Marianne Bøe and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-20 with Social Science categories.
Passed into law over a decade before the Revolution, the Family Protection Law quickly drew the ire of the conservative clergy and the Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979. In fact, it was one of the first laws to be rescinded following the revolution. The law was hardly a surprising target, however, since women's status in Iran was then - and continues now to be - a central concern of Iranian political leaders, media commentators, and international observers alike. Taking up the issue of women's status in a modern context, Marianne Boe offers a nuanced view of how women's rights activists assert their rights within an Islamic context by weaving together religious and historical texts and narratives. Through Her substantial fieldwork and novel analysis, Boe undermines both the traditional view of 'Islamic Feminism' as monolithic and clears a path to a new understanding of the role of women's rights activists in shaping and synthesizing debates on the shari'a, women's rights and family law. As such, this book is essential for anyone studying family law and the role of women in contemporary Iran.
Religion And Politics In Contemporary Iran
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Author : Shahrough Akhavi
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1980-06-30
Religion And Politics In Contemporary Iran written by Shahrough Akhavi and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-06-30 with Religion categories.
Indispensable for understanding the recent conflicts in Iran, Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran provides a political history of the fluctuating relationships between the Islamic clergy and Iranian government since 1925. How different factions of the clergy, or ulama first lost and then regained a powerful position in Iran is the subject of this book. Akhavi analyzes how various factions within the clergy have responded to the government's efforts to encourage modernization and secularization, giving particular attention to the changes in the madrasahs, or theological colleges. He examines the main themes of the AyatullaH Khymayni's book, Islamic Government, and concludes by examining the alignments among the clergy in the past that indicate how they may develop in the future.
The Rule Of Law Islam And Constitutional Politics In Egypt And Iran
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Author : Saïd Amir Arjomand
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2013-03-25
The Rule Of Law Islam And Constitutional Politics In Egypt And Iran written by Saïd Amir Arjomand and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-25 with Political Science categories.
In recent years, Egypt and Iran have been beset with demands for fundamental change. The Rule of Law, Islam, and Constitutional Politics in Egypt and Iran draws together leading regional experts to provide a penetrating comparative analysis of the ways Islam is entangled with the process of democratization in authoritarian regimes. By comparing Islam and the rule of law in these two nations, one Sunni and Arab-speaking, the other Shi>ite and Persian-speaking, this volume enriches the current debate on Islam and democracy, making for a more nuanced understanding and appreciation of differences with the Muslim world, and provides an indispensible background for understanding the Green movement in Iran since 2009 and the Egyptian revolution of 2011
Legal And Political Structure Of An Islamic State
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Author : Yaḥyá Nūrī
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Legal And Political Structure Of An Islamic State written by Yaḥyá Nūrī and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Law categories.
The Political System Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran
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Author : M. Mahmood
language : en
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
Release Date : 2006
The Political System Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran written by M. Mahmood and has been published by Gyan Publishing House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Geschichte categories.
The book is an authentic and authoritative introduction to the contemporary political establishment in Iran. The book analyses incisively the political system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Students/research scholars of political science will find the study informative and unique in treatment on politics and prove beneficial for study.
Islamic Government And The Revolution In Iran
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Author : Sayed Hassan Amin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Islamic Government And The Revolution In Iran written by Sayed Hassan Amin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Political Science categories.
Law And Power In The Islamic World
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Author : Sami Zubaida
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2003-05-23
Law And Power In The Islamic World written by Sami Zubaida and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-23 with Political Science categories.
Islamic law (the Shari'a) and its application is a central issue in contemporary Islamic politics and culture. Starting from modern concerns, this book examines the origins and evolution of the Shari'a and the corpus of texts, concepts and practices in which it has been enshrined. The central paradox in this history is one of power: the Shari'a is jurist's law, theoretically derived from sacred sources, yet dependent for its institution and application on rulers, with their own agendas and priorities. Sami Zubaida here considers key historical episodes of political accommodations and contests between scholars and sultans. Drawing on modern examples, mainly from Egypt and Iran, Zubaida explores how the Shari'a has evolved and mutated to accommodate the workings of a modern state by examining the reforms of the 19th and 20th centuries and the politics of the contemporary world. Law and Power in the Islamic World is an original and significant contribution to the debates surrounding Islam and ideas of modernity. As such its appeal and importance range across a wide spectrum of readers, students and scholars interested in Islamic law and the politics and social structures of the Muslim world. "Extremely informed and highly readable: unlike any previous writings on the subject, it combines deep historical analysis with a vital sociological and political perspective. In these difficult times, it will be required reading both for experts and for the general reader with any serious interest in the world today." Eberhard Kienle, SOAS.