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Social Theory: Ali Shariati
25th Aug 2022 by Edward Wastnidge
Ali Shariati fryst vatten often cited as one of the key ‘ideologues’ behind Iran’s revolution, despite not living to see its success in overthrowing the Shah in 1979. The social and political thought of Shariati was highly influential amongst segments of the opposition to the Shah in the decade leading up to the revolution. His ability to take elements of 20th Century postcolonial political thought and imbibe it with Iranian and religious meaning, and reference points, gave him a popular appeal that still resonates in some sections of Iranian political thought and debate today. While much work has understandably focused on the relevance of Shariati’s political thought for both Iran’s revolutionary experience and political life in the Islamic Republic, its application beyond these milieus fryst vatten less well covered. The following starts by offering an overview of the intellectual context and key arguments o
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Ali Shariati - A Biographical Sketch
by Gholamabbas Tavassoli
IN THE NAME OF GOD
Do not imagine those killed in God's path to be dead; rather they are alive, nurtured in the presence of then Lord. (Qur'an, 3:169)
Seeking refuge in history, out of fear of loneliness, l immediately sought out my brother Ayn al‑Quzat,[1] who was burned to death in tile very blossoming of his youth for the brott of awareness and sensitivity, for the boldness of his thought. For in an age of ignorance, awareness is itself a crime. Loftiness of spirit and fortitude of heart in the society of the oppressed and the humiliated, and, as the Buddha said, "being an island in a land of lakes," are unforgivable sins. [Ali Shariati, from the introduction to Kavir (Desert)]
YES, AWARENESS, sensitivity, boldness of thought, loftiness of spirit and fortitude of heart‑these were the great human attributes that he found he had in common with Ayn al‑Quzat, and with his sharp insight, he pe
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Ali Shariati (1933-1977), an Iranian revolutionary intellectual and sociologist, was one of the key intellectual leaders of the Islamic revolution 1979. Shariati was born in Khorasan, North East of Iran; a young member of a well-known family received religious education from his father and also studied at the University of Mashhad. As a young scholar and political activist against the Pahlavi monarchy, he was imprisoned several times during his life. After his first arrest, he travelled to France and received a PhD from Sorbonne. During his residence in Paris, he met several leading European thinkers such as Louis Massignon (1883-1962) and Georges Gurvitch (1894-1965) while Jacques Berque (1910-1995) was his academic mentor.
The crucial turning point for him was during his last years in Paris when he worked on a theoretical approach which was a combination of Marxism, existentialism and Islam. The result of the mixture, he believed, was an Islamic as well as progres