| ID | 161161 |
| Title Proper | Conventional Secularism and the Humanization of Islam: Theory and practice of religious politics in Iran |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Soltani, Ebrahim K |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article is a critical examination of a post-revolutionary Iranian discourse on secularism. This discourse seeks to offer a new understanding of Islam and reformulate its relationship with politics. Intellectuals who were important figures within the post-revolutionary establishment articulated this discourse. ‘Abdolkarim Soroush has been the leading voice of this discourse. Soroush’s project is an attempt to penetrate the individual Muslim’s self-perception through reinterpretation of the nature and role of religion. This article argues that Soroush’s modernist project is a defense of conventional secularism and does not address the challenge of continuity. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Middle East and Africa Vol. 9, No.2; Apr-Jun 2018: p.195-211 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Middle East and Africa Vol: 9 No 2 |
| Key Words | Democracy ; Modernization ; Muslim Intellectuals ; Post-Revolutionary Iran ; Contextual Secularism ; Conventional Secularism ; Humanization of Islam |