The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran - Hardcover

Mottahedeh, Roy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0701130350 ISBN 13: 9780701130350

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, 1986

Synopsis

Drawn from the first-hand accounts of eyewitnesses, Roy Mottahedeh's account of Islam and politics in revolutionary Iran is widely regarded as one the best records ofd that turbulent time ever written. The true story of a young mullah, hi life in the sacred shrine city of Qom, and the dramatic events of the 1979 Revolution, this account paints a vivid picture of contemporary Iran, while providing a panoramic survey of Muslim, Shi'ite and Persian culture from the middle ages to the present day. From the ancient time of Zoroaster to the world of Khomeini, this saga interweaves biography with history, politics and religion to offer new levels of understanding into Iran past, present and future. Written with feeling, sympathy and clarity, Professor Mottahedeh's compelling and highly readable account offers an insight into one of the most significant players on the contemporary world stage.

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Review:

A masterpiece (displaying) dazzling erudition -- New York Review of Books

Mottahedeh has drawn on a massive amount of learning, but he has got the scholarly apparatus out of the way and made his book accessible to a wide audience. -- The New York Times Book Review

From the Author:

Roy Mottahedeh is Gurney Professor of Middle Eastern History at Harvard University and a leading expert on the pre-modern social and intellectual history of the Islamic Middle East. He is the recipient of numerous academic awards including a Guggenheim and a MacArthur Prize Fellowship. His publications include Loyalty and Leadership in an Early Islamic Society (Princeton, 1980).

About this edition

• Publisher: Chatto & Windus
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0701130350
• ISBN 13: 9780701130350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416