Ali
Shariati
ALI
SHARIATI had a dynamic influence on the young people of Iran with
his lectures and writings during the 1960s and 1970s, which contributed
much to the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran. A sociologist, educated
in Mashhad and Paris, he was also a student of history and philosophy.
He subjected contemporary society to critical examinations, using
the terms, experiences and concepts founded in Islamic philosophy
for his analysis.
He
was imprisoned by the Shah regime in the 1970s and later he moved
to London where, on June 19, 1977, he died under mysterious circumstances
that suggest the involvement of the Shah’s secret police.
His works are constantly reprinted and eagerly studied throughout
the Muslim world. His works among others are On the Sociology
of Islam, Marxism and Other Western Fallacies, The History of
Religions, Existentialism and Martyrdom.
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