Afary, Janet,

Foucault and the Iranian Revolution : gender and the seductions of Islamism / Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson. - xii, 346 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-319) and index.

The paradoxical world of Foucault : the modern and the traditional social orders -- Processions, passion plays, and rites of penance : Foucault, Shi'ism, and early Christian rituals -- The visits to Iran and the controversies with "Atoussa H." and Maxime Rodinson -- Debating the outcome of the revolution, especially on women's rights -- Foucault, gender, and male homosexualities in Mediterranean and Muslim societies -- Epilogue : from the Iranian revolution to September 11, 2001 -- Foucault and his critics, an annotated translation. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. App.

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Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 --Political and social views.


Iran--History--Revolution, 1979

B2430.F724 / A63 2005

955.0542