Moral Refinement and Manhood in Persian
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23246367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mana Kia (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 146-165 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Civilizing Emotions (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198745532.003.0008 |
| OpenAlex | W4238590616 |
| ISBN | 9780198745532 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Under pressures of looming European imperialism, Iran’s declining economic, social and political position was seen as the result of collective moral degradation. Justice as rule of law was seen as a necessary prerequisite for the restoration of moral refinement that would restore Iran’s place in the hierarchy of civilizations. A central emotion in this figuring was shame, linking individual moral abasement to the abrogation of political sovereignty. By the close of the nineteenth century, with the rise of mass politics and moveable type printing that enlarged the public sphere, emphasis had shifted to the centrality of individual moral refinement for the establishment of justice. Older Persianate ideas of civility, of moral refinement as idealized masculinity, were linked to the restoration of civilization. This linkage was made by extending the inviolability of masculine honour to the body politic.
Linguistics · Persian · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |