Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution

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| caption = First edition

| author = Michael M. J. Fischer

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| country = USA

| language = English

| subject = Iranian history, Islam

| published = 1980 (Harvard University Press)

| media_type = Print (Hardback)

| pages = 314

| isbn = 9780674466159

| oclc = 469917965

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Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution is a book by scholar Michael M.J. Fischer, written in 1980.{{cite journal | last=Schulz | first=Ann T. | title=Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution. Michael M. J. Fischer | journal=The Journal of Politics | publisher=University of Chicago Press | volume=43 | issue=4 | year=1981 | pages=1267–1268 | doi=10.2307/2130208 | jstor=2130208 }} The book is about the role of Islam in Iran and its relation to the 1979 Iranian revolution. The book was first published by Harvard University Press in 1980.

Synopsis

The work examines Islam in Iran and its relation to the 1979 Iranian revolution and draws heavily on Fischer's experiences with practitioners in the holy city of Qum. He pays particularly close examination to the Madrasa, which Fischer calls "the scriptural school".

Reception

The work has received reviews from Middle Eastern Studies,{{Cite journal|last=Enayat|first=Hamid|date=1983-01-01|title=Review of Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution|jstor=4282941|journal=Middle Eastern Studies|volume=19|issue=2|pages=264–266|doi=10.1080/00263208308700548}} Journal of the American Academy of Religion,{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} American Anthropologist,{{Cite journal|last=Higgins|first=Patricia J.|date=1981-01-01|title=Review of Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution|jstor=676734|journal=American Anthropologist|volume=83|issue=2|pages=464–465|doi=10.1525/aa.1981.83.2.02a00650}} and Political Science Quarterly.{{Cite journal|last=Rubin|first=Barry|date=1981-01-01|title=Review of Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution|jstor=2149714|journal=Political Science Quarterly|volume=96|issue=1|pages=184–185|doi=10.2307/2149714}}

Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution

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