History, Structure, and Revolution in the Shi'ite Tradition in Contemporary Iran
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6297672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saïd Amir Arjomand (0009-0002-0083-5852, State University of New York at Stony Brook, N.Y., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 111-119 |
| Publication date | 1989-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251218901000202 |
| OpenAlex | W2036978734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
The aim of this article is to draw theoretical lessons from the contemporary transformation of Shi'ism by examining the bearing of history, structure and cultural tradition on the causes and consequences of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. It is argued that the Islamic Revolution can be viewed as the traditionalization of a modernizing nation-state, and at the same time the modernization of the Shi'ite tradition. This apparently paradoxical characterization strongly suggests that a Weberian paradigm for culturally specific patterns of social change is more helpful for its comprehension than any alternative model
Comprehension · Contemporary history · Cultural revolution · Epistemology · Islam · Linguistics · Modernity · Modernization theory · Political science · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Theology · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2014 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |