Afshin Matin-Asgari
Biographic Data
| ID | 1402686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Afshin Matin-Asgari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Afshin |
| FAMILY NAME | Matin-Asgari |
| SIGNATURE | MATIN-ASGARI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
This Flame Within
Stephanie Cronin, Social Histories of Iran
Anonymous, Az Goruh-e Setareh ta Sazman-e Vahdat-e Komunisti
Anonymous, Az Goruh-e Setareh ta Sazman-e Vahdat-e Komunisti: Rahi be Raha'i [From the Star Group to the Organization of Communist Unity: A Road to Emancipation] (Vienna, Austria: Ketab-e Raha, 2022) - Volume 55 Issue 3
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar. Religious Statecraft
According to its preface, Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran aims to explain “the intricacies of factional politics, foreign policy, and the role of religion” during the four-decade rule of the Islamic Republic in Iran (ix). Working within the theoretical frames of international relations and comparative politics, the book’s real strength is its reliance on Persian-language primary sources, as well as some recently declassified U…
Both Eastern and Western
Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, many Western observers of Iran have seen the country caught between Eastern history and 'Western' modernity, between religion and secularity. As a result, analysis of political philosophy preceding the Revolution has become subsumed by this narrative. Here, Afshin Matin-Asgari proposes a revisionist work of intellectual history, challenging many of the dominant paradigms in Iranian and Middle Eastern historio…
Ali Mirsepassi. Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought
Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought continues and expands a theme that New York University sociologist Ali Mirsepassi has developed in his earlier works, namely, the attribution of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s official state ideology to “Western” countermodernity, particularly the ideas of German philosopher Martin Heidegger. Though the book is presented as a study in intellectual “transnationalism,” the author in fact wants to show t…
Both Eastern and Western
CHAPTER 3 The Berlin Circle
Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity
While recent books have explored Arab and Turkish nationalism, the nuances of Iran have received scant book-length study - until now. Capturing the significant changes in approach that have shaped this specialization, Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity shares innovative research and charts new areas of analysis from an array of scholars in the field. Delving into a wide range of theoretical and conceptual perspectives, the essays - all …
The Academic Debate on Iranian Identity
This chapter briefly covers and comments on an ongoing scholarly debate on Iranian identity. Bypassing most of this debate's long history and complex politics, it will focus on its latest phase, from the early 1990s to the present, and only within the academic discipline of Iranian studies. The works examined here, whether in Persian or English, are mainly those published outside of Iran. To make this preliminary study manageable, it is assumed t…
From Social Democracy to Social Democracy
Modern Iran's Ideological Renegades
Twentieth century Iran's political prisoners
Twentieth century Iran exhibits one of the most notorious records in modern political repression, with tens of thousands of individuals being imprisoned, tortured or executed, especially during the
The Rise of Modern Subjectivity in Iran
God and Juggernaut: Iran's Intellectual Encounter with Modernity, Farzin Vahdat, Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2002, xviii +217 pp. Appendix to p. 40. Bibliography to p. 253. Index to p
С AbdoIkarim Sorush and the Secularization of Islamic Thought in Iran
a necessary prerequisite to democratization of religious government is to make religious thought more flexible by elevating the role of ‘reason’ in it; and that is not individual but collective reason, arising from the participation of all and benefiting from humanity's experiences; and this is possible only through democratic means. The Islamic Republic of Iran is seriously challenged by a secularizing intellectual force from within. It may seem…
С AbdoIkarim Sorush and the Secularization of Islamic Thought in Iran
a necessary prerequisite to democratization of religious government is to make religious thought more flexible by elevating the role of ‘reason’ in it; and that is not individual but collective reason, arising from the participation of all and benefiting from humanity's experiences; and this is possible only through democratic means. The Islamic Republic of Iran is seriously challenged by a secularizing intellectual force from within. It may seem…
С AbdoIkarim Sorush and the Secularization of Islamic Thought in Iran
a necessary prerequisite to democratization of religious government is to make religious thought more flexible by elevating the role of ‘reason’ in it; and that is not individual but collective reason, arising from the participation of all and benefiting from humanity's experiences; and this is possible only through democratic means. The Islamic Republic of Iran is seriously challenged by a secularizing intellectual force from within. It may seem…
The Rise of Modern Subjectivity in Iran
God and Juggernaut: Iran's Intellectual Encounter with Modernity, Farzin Vahdat, Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2002, xviii +217 pp. Appendix to p. 40. Bibliography to p. 253. Index to p
Twentieth century Iran's political prisoners
Twentieth century Iran exhibits one of the most notorious records in modern political repression, with tens of thousands of individuals being imprisoned, tortured or executed, especially during the
Modern Iran's Ideological Renegades
From Social Democracy to Social Democracy
The Academic Debate on Iranian Identity
This chapter briefly covers and comments on an ongoing scholarly debate on Iranian identity. Bypassing most of this debate's long history and complex politics, it will focus on its latest phase, from the early 1990s to the present, and only within the academic discipline of Iranian studies. The works examined here, whether in Persian or English, are mainly those published outside of Iran. To make this preliminary study manageable, it is assumed t…
CHAPTER 3 The Berlin Circle
Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity
While recent books have explored Arab and Turkish nationalism, the nuances of Iran have received scant book-length study - until now. Capturing the significant changes in approach that have shaped this specialization, Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity shares innovative research and charts new areas of analysis from an array of scholars in the field. Delving into a wide range of theoretical and conceptual perspectives, the essays - all …
Both Eastern and Western
Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, many Western observers of Iran have seen the country caught between Eastern history and 'Western' modernity, between religion and secularity. As a result, analysis of political philosophy preceding the Revolution has become subsumed by this narrative. Here, Afshin Matin-Asgari proposes a revisionist work of intellectual history, challenging many of the dominant paradigms in Iranian and Middle Eastern historio…
Ali Mirsepassi. Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought
Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought continues and expands a theme that New York University sociologist Ali Mirsepassi has developed in his earlier works, namely, the attribution of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s official state ideology to “Western” countermodernity, particularly the ideas of German philosopher Martin Heidegger. Though the book is presented as a study in intellectual “transnationalism,” the author in fact wants to show t…
Both Eastern and Western
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar. Religious Statecraft
According to its preface, Religious Statecraft: The Politics of Islam in Iran aims to explain “the intricacies of factional politics, foreign policy, and the role of religion” during the four-decade rule of the Islamic Republic in Iran (ix). Working within the theoretical frames of international relations and comparative politics, the book’s real strength is its reliance on Persian-language primary sources, as well as some recently declassified U…
Stephanie Cronin, Social Histories of Iran
Anonymous, Az Goruh-e Setareh ta Sazman-e Vahdat-e Komunisti
Anonymous, Az Goruh-e Setareh ta Sazman-e Vahdat-e Komunisti: Rahi be Raha'i [From the Star Group to the Organization of Communist Unity: A Road to Emancipation] (Vienna, Austria: Ketab-e Raha, 2022) - Volume 55 Issue 3
This Flame Within
Political science (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (10 works) · Islamic Studies and History (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · History (7 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Ideology (4 works) · Modernity (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works)