Political Islam, Iran, and the enlightenment :philosophies of hope and despair
Cambridge ; New York
Cambridge University Press
Includes bibliographical references and index
Ali Mirsepassi
Introduction: political Islam's romance with the 'West' -- 1. Intellectuals and the politics of despair -- 2. The crisis of the nativist imagination -- 3. Modernity beyond nativism and universalism -- 4. Heidegger and Iran: the dark side of being and belonging -- 5. Democracy and religion in the thought of John Dewey -- 6. Enlightenment and moral politics -- 7. Conclusion