Main intellectual trends -- Intellectuals and society in Iran since 1953 / Ramin Jahanbegloo -- The trajectory of the 1953 military coup and the course of liberal Islam in Iran : a sociological analysis / Amir Sheikhzadegan -- Constructing and deconstructing othering : polycentrism versus westoxication in Iran / Katajun Amirpur -- The voices of the less visible -- Insurmountable hurdles to the countering of patriarchal gender discourse under a clerical oligarchy? : experiences of (Islamic) feminists in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979-2009) / Roswitha Badry -- Heirs of modernity in rural Iran / Erika Friedl -- Social change in the mirror of art -- The rebellious man and the courageous woman : social criticism and gender relations in Iranian film production before and after the Islamic Revolution / Katja Follmer -- Between change and persistence : Reza Julai's short story Miti-Jenn as a mirror of social developments in Iran / Tobias Nünlist.
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The volume contributes to a better understanding of Iranian history since 1953, with a focus on societal change and its reflection in intellectual discourse. The papers explore the attitudes of Iranians toward modernity and tradition before and after the revolution of 1979. With insights from Oriental studies, history, sociology, literature and social anthropology, the volume offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on Bewusstsein and Sein.