{"product_id":"religious-secularity-naser-ghobadzadeh-9780190664893","title":"Religious Secularity: A Theological Challenge to the Islamic State","description":"\"Fundamentalism\" and \"authoritarian secularism\" are commonly perceived as the two mutually exclusive paradigms available to Muslim majority countries. Recent political developments, however, have challenged this perception. Formerly associated with a fundamentalist outlook, mainstream Islamist groups, such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Nahda, have adopted a distinctly secular-democratic approach to the state re-building process. Their success or failure in transitioning to democracy remains to be seen, but the political position these Islamic groups have carved out suggests the viability of a third way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaser Ghobadzadeh examines the case of Iran, which has a unique history with respect to the relationship of religion and politics. The country has been subject to both authoritarian secularization and authoritarian Islamization over the last nine decades. While politico-religious discourse in Iran is articulated in response to the Islamic state, it also bears the scars of Iran's history of authoritarian secularization-the legacy of the Pahlavi regime. Ghobadzadeh conceptualizes this politico-religious discourse as \"religious secularity\". He uses this apparent oxymoron to describe the Islamic quest for a democratic secular state, and he demonstrates how this concept encapsulates the complex characteristics of the Shiite religious reformation movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naser Ghobadzadeh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190664894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190664893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Naser Ghobadzadeh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054623289599,"sku":"9780190664893","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab9f2c22-74b0-499e-96e9-1dcbde3921f5.jpg?v=1685031026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religious-secularity-naser-ghobadzadeh-9780190664893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}