The Politicisation of Culture and the Contestation of Iranian National Identity in Khatami's Iran

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ID12712349
AutoresShabnam J Holliday (0000-0002-7400-6697, University of Exeter, autor de correspondencia), Shabnam Holliday
Año2007
Volumen7
Número1
Páginas27-45
Fecha de publicación2007-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1473-8481 • E-ISSN: 1754-9469
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1754-9469.2007.tb00106.x
OpenAlexW2010553764
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas11

Islam and nationalism are often linked in Iranian political discourses. While looking at Islam is crucial to an understanding of Iranian nationalism, it is essential to highlight that it is not the only basis of nationalism. The political discourses during Seyyed Mohammad Khatami's presidency (1997–2005) illustrate the complexity of nationalism in Iran. This paper examines discourses of national identity that are contested by addressing the role of culture. The aim of this paper is to illustrate that the basis of the contestation is a perceived dichotomy between two cultures: Iraniyyat ‐ being Iranian in terms of Iran's pre‐Islamic heritage and exclusion of the Islamic heritage — and Islamiyyat — being Islamic in terms of Iran's Islamic heritage and exclusion of pre‐Islamic heritage

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