Iranian Islam

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Nader Ahmadi, Fereshteh Ahmadi

      Pages 1-12

3. Philosophical Obstacles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Short Introduction to the Foundation of the Concept of the Individual in Western Thought

      • Fereshteh Ahmadi

      Pages 15-27

   3. The Importance of Sufism in the Study of the Concept of the Individual in Iranian Ways of Thinking

      • Fereshteh Ahmadi

      Pages 28-54

   4. The Dissolution of Individuality in Persian Sufism

      • Fereshteh Ahmadi

      Pages 55-89

   5. The Sociocultural Effects of Sufism on the Social Life of Iranians

      • Fereshteh Ahmadi

      Pages 90-111

4. Social Obstacles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113

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   2. Individuality and Social Reality

      • Nader Ahmadi

      Pages 115-123

   3. Individuality and Politics

      • Nader Ahmadi

      Pages 124-179

   4. Individuality and the System of Law

      • Nader Ahmadi

      Pages 180-209

   5. Epilogue

      • Nader Ahmadi, Fereshteh Ahmadi

      Pages 210-231

5. Back Matter

   Pages 232-281

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The author examines from different perspectives (theological and philosophical as well as socio-political and historical) the significance of the concept of the individual in the ways of thinking of Iranians. This book establishes that the mystical dimension of Islamic thought, the divine nature of Islamic law and, the mode of relationship between ruler and the ruled, in combination, counteracted growth of concern for the individual self in Iranian thought.

• growth
• nature
• politics
• thought

• Stockholm University, Sweden

  Nader Ahmadi

• Uppsala University, Sweden

  Fereshteh Ahmadi

NADER AHMADI is a Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University, Sweden.

FERESHTEH AHMADI is a Researcher at Uppsala University, Sweden.

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