The mantle of the prophet: religion and politics in IranDrawn from the first-hand accounts of eyewitnesses, Roy Mottahedeh's absorbing tale of Islam and Politics in revolutionary Iran is widely regarded as one of the best records of that turbulent time ever written. This revised edition includes a new chronology detailing events in Iran from the revolution right up to the present day and Ahmadinejad's controversial regime. There is simply no better resource for understanding Iran's past, present, and future. |
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User Review - Yorgos - GoodreadsMottahedeh uses extensively the personal lives and accounts of real Iranians who lived during the critical era that eventually led to 1979. The book manages to show how Iranian history and thought ... Read full review
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| Title | The mantle of the prophet: religion and politics in Iran |
| Author | Roy Mottahedeh |
| Edition | 2, revised, reprint |
| Publisher | Oneworld, 2008 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 21, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1851686169, 9781851686162 |
| Length | 424 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / General History / Middle East / General Iran Islam and politics Islam and state Political Science / General Religion / Islam / History Religion / Religion, Politics & State Shīʻah Social Science / Customs & Traditions |
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