Open AccessMaximalist and Minimalist Approach to Islam in Iranian Religious-Political Thought of Second Half of the 20th Century
Author(s) -
Yu I Ilyina
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ politologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-1446
pISSN - 2313-1438
DOI - 10.22363/2313-1438-2016-4-86-94
Subject(s) - ideology , politics , islam , sociology , epistemology , social science , political science , philosophy , law , theology
This article focuses on evolution of Iranian religious political thought of the second half of the 20th century. The author uses philosophic notions of “minimalist” and “maximalist” approach to the role of religion in social and political processes with the aim to classify different ideological conceptions that were born at that time and exist nowadays.