The Press and Poetry of Modern Persia

The Press and Poetry of Modern Persia
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Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015025364269
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Synopsis The Press and Poetry of Modern Persia by : Edward Granville Browne

Censorship of Literature in Post-Revolutionary Iran

Censorship of Literature in Post-Revolutionary Iran
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9780755634927
ISBN-13 : 0755634926
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Synopsis Censorship of Literature in Post-Revolutionary Iran by : Alireza Abiz

Censorship pervades all aspects of political, social and cultural life in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Faced with strict state control of cultural output, Iranian authors and writers have had to adapt their work to avoid falling foul of the censors. In this pioneering study, Alireza Abiz offers an in-depth, interdisciplinary analysis of how censorship and the political order of Iran have influenced contemporary Persian literature, both in terms of content and tone. As censorship is unrecorded and not officially acknowledged in Iran, the author has examined newspaper records and conducted first-hand interviews with Iranian poets and writers. looking into the ways in which poets and writers attempt to subvert the codes of censorship by using symbolism and figurative language to hide their more controversial messages. A ground-breaking analysis, this book will be vital reading for anyone interested in contemporary cultural politics and literature in Iran.

A Modern Contagion

A Modern Contagion
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Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9781421427218
ISBN-13 : 1421427214
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis A Modern Contagion by : Amir A. Afkhami

Remedying an important deficit in the historiography of medicine, public health, and the Middle East, A Modern Contagion increases our understanding of ongoing sociopolitical challenges in Iran and the rest of the Islamic world.

The Emergence of Iranian Nationalism

The Emergence of Iranian Nationalism
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 466
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ISBN-10 : 9780231541114
ISBN-13 : 0231541112
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Synopsis The Emergence of Iranian Nationalism by : Reza Zia-Ebrahimi

Reza Zia-Ebrahimi revisits the work of Fath?ali Akhundzadeh and Mirza Aqa Khan Kermani, two Qajar-era intellectuals who founded modern Iranian nationalism. In their efforts to make sense of a difficult historical situation, these thinkers advanced an appealing ideology Zia-Ebrahimi calls "dislocative nationalism," in which pre-Islamic Iran is cast as a golden age, Islam is reinterpreted as an alien religion, and Arabs become implacable others. Dislodging Iran from its empirical reality and tying it to Europe and the Aryan race, this ideology remains the most politically potent form of identity in Iran. Akhundzadeh and Kermani's nationalist reading of Iranian history has been drilled into the minds of Iranians since its adoption by the Pahlavi state in the early twentieth century. Spread through mass schooling, historical narratives, and official statements of support, their ideological perspective has come to define Iranian culture and domestic and foreign policy. Zia-Ebrahimi follows the development of dislocative nationalism through a range of cultural and historical materials, and he captures its incorporation of European ideas about Iranian history, the Aryan race, and a primordial nation. His work emphasizes the agency of Iranian intellectuals in translating European ideas for Iranian audiences, impressing Western conceptions of race onto Iranian identity.

Books Added

Books Added
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Total Pages : 734
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433069266504
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Synopsis Books Added by : Chicago Public Library

Sufi Castigator

Sufi Castigator
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781134373987
ISBN-13 : 1134373988
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Sufi Castigator by : Lloyd Ridgeon

Sufi Castigator investigates the writings of Ahmad Kasravi, one of the foremost intellectuals in Iran. It studies his work within the context of Sufism in modern Iran and mystical Persian literature and includes translations of Kasravi’s writings. Kasravi provides a fascinating topic for those with interests in Sufism and Iranian studies as he attempted to produce a form of Iranian identity that he believed was compatible with the modern age and Iranian nationalism. His stress on reason and the de-mystification of religion caused him to repudiate Sufism and much of the Sufi literary heritage as backwards and believed it a reason for the weakness of modern Iran. Kasravi’s historical observations were weak, and his writings indicate that he was working towards pre-determined conclusions. However, his works are of significance because they contributed to a major discussion in the 1930s to 1940s about the ideal image and identity that Iranians should adopt. Despite the academic weaknesses of Kasravi’s works he had a profound effect on the next generation of thinkers. Sufi Castigator is stimulating and meticulously researched book and includes two lengthy translations of Kasravi’s works, Sufism and What does Hafez Say? and will appeal to scholars of middle eastern studies.

Bulletin of the New York Public Library

Bulletin of the New York Public Library
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Total Pages : 1080
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015036736315
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Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Bulletin of the New York Public Library by : New York Public Library

Includes its Report, 1896-19 .

The Ancient Near East

The Ancient Near East
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Publisher : Fishburn Books
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 0955287510
ISBN-13 : 9780955287510
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ancient Near East by : Fishburn Books (Firm)