Revolutionary Shi'i Modernism in Iraq : The Thought and Legacy of Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kantz Feder, Rachel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ṣadr, Muḥammad Bāqir.

Shīʻah--Iraq.

Shīʻah.

Muslim scholars--Iraq.

Muslim scholars.

Shiites--Iraq.

Shiites.

Islam--Iraq.

Islam.

Genre:

Biographies

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Offering a critical reinterpretation of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr as a revolutionary Shi'i modernist, this study reveals his engagement with Marxism, modernity, and nationalism. Rachel Kantz Feder draws on a range of previously neglected primary sources to explore how Sadr articulated a distinct vision of religious, political, and cultural renewal"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

SADR’S INITIAL FLIRTATION WITH MARXISM, 1946-1958

2. FORGING THE “OUR”FALSAFATUNA AND IQTISADUNA, 1958-1963

3. KHILAFA AND ‘ISMA FOR A NEW ATMOSPHERE OF URGENCY, 1963-1972

4. REINING IN WILAYAT AL-FAQIH: SADR’S KHILAFAT AL-INSAN AND QUR’ANIC CULTURAL CRITIQUE, 1972-1980

5. SPECTERS OF SADR: VIGNETTES ON CONTESTATION AND COMMEMORATION,1980-PRESENT, Conclusion.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-009-72255-7