Some Observations on Islamic Revolution
Abstract
Islam is a faith of paradoxes. Islamic sociopolitical values have in theory remained changeless over the centuries, and yet Islam has demonstrated a genius for adaptation to diverse cultural environments. It is a religion of absolute universal validity, marked indelibly with a narrow Arab point of view. Under Islam, stable political institutions have rarely prospered, but the religion has nonetheless survived as a supremely political faith. This last paradox is perhaps the most interesting now that Islam has entered a revolutionary phase in its historical development. This document addresses the question of the Islamic political paradox and, in the context of the coming to power in Iran of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, will attempt to establish a perspective from which present circumstances can be understood and judged. (kr)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA215907
Entities
People
- Lewis B. Ware
Organizations
- Air University