Religion and War in Revolutionary Iran
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Religion and War in Revolutionary Iran
By (Author) Saskia Gieling
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
I.B. Tauris
31st August 1999
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Islam
Social groups: religious groups and communities
297.2720955
Physical Properties
Hardback
216
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
How did Iran's clergy justify their country's devastating eight-year war with Iraq Seeking to rationalize Iran's war in Islamic theological terms, this study examines Iran's conduct up until the cease-fire and acceptance of Resolution 598 in 1988. The author offers an explanation of each policy and action of Iran's clerical leaders with reference to the Qur'an, theological writings and tradition, and Islamic historical precedent. The concepts of nationalism and the Islamic nation-state, pan-Islamism and international relations are all discussed in the context of Iran's policy of total war.
Reviews
This is a highly competent work on a very specific topic: the use of religious rhetoric by Iran against Iraq during the Eight-Year Gulf War. Journal of Military History
Author Bio
Saskia Gieling studied Arabic at the Catholic University of Nijmegen. She has done extensive research in Iran and Israel.
