Beyond Shariati

Ali Shariati (1933–77) has been called by many the ''ideologue of the Iranian Revolution''. An inspiration to many of the revolutionary generation, Shariati''s combination of Islamic political thought and Left-leaning ideology continues to influence both in Iran and across the wider Muslim world. In this book, Siavash Saffari examines Shariati''s long-standing legacy, and how new readings of his w...