Ali shariati 19331977 is widely regarded as the voltaire of irans 1979 revolution. Jeanpaul sartre, georges gurvitch, frantz fanon and louis massignon. Ali shariati ali masharati was born in 1933 in mazinan, a suburb of sabzevar, in northeastern iran. Ali shariati ali masharati was born in 1933 in mazinan, a suburb of sabzevar, in. Louis massignon concerning the personality and complicated life of fatima. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. By writing this book he was to complete the work of french scholar professor louis massignon. Louis massignon has 42 books on goodreads with 2310 ratings.
Louis massignon was a french scholar of islam and its history. His reinter pretation of islam in modern sociological categories prepared the way for the islamic revival that shook iran in 1979, attracting many. The architect of the 1979 islamic revolution of iran jstor. Shining brightly among these was ali shariati, the iranian sociologist, radical author. Louis massignon 25 july 1883 31 october 1962 was a catholic scholar of islam and a pioneer of catholicmuslim mutual understanding. Ali shariati was born in azar 2, 12 november 23, 1933 to a deeply religious family. Ali shariati 19331977 has been called the ideologue of the iranian revolution. Shariati continued to lend public support to the muslim side of this split, while calling for. Ali shariati 19331977 was an iranian sociologist, well known and respected for his work in the field of sociology and. He focused increasingly on the work of mahatma gandhi, whom he considered a saint. Louis massignon s most popular book is habis gelap terbitlah terang. Louis massignon 25 july 1883 31 october 1962 was a catholic scholar of islam and a pioneer of catholicmuslim mutual understanding krokus 2012, p. He also came to know the philosopher jeanpaul sartre that same year, and published jalal ale ahmads book gharbzadegi or occidentosis in iran.
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