Afary, Janet. <br/><br/>
Foucault and the Iranian Revolution  gender and the seductions of Islamism / 
Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  [(c)2005.] 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 346 pages) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> Foucault's discourse on pinnacles and pitfalls. The paradoxical world of Foucault : the modern and the traditional social orders --     Processions, passion plays, and rites of penance : Foucault, Shiʻism, and early Christian Rituals --     Foucault's writings on the Iranian Revolution and after. The visits to Iran and the controversies with "Atoussa H." and Maxime Rodinson --     Debating the outcome of the revolution, especially on women's rights --     Foucault, gender, and male homosexualities in Mediterranean and Muslim Societies --     Epilogue : from the Iranian Revolution to September 11, 2001 --     Appendix : Foucault and his critics, an annotated translation. 
<br/><br/> In 1978 the philosopher Michel Foucault did a stint as a foreign correspondent in Iran. This volume studies the articles that resulted from his observations and meetings with leading figures in the Iranian Revolution, including Ayatollah Khomeini, together with responses from his contemporaries. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the French. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226007878 0226007871 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 --Political and social views.<br/>Foucault, Michel--Pensée politique et sociale.<br/>Foucault, Michel.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Philosophy-Ancient
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Iran--History--Revolution, 1979.<br/>Iran--Histoire--1979 (Révolution)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B2430.724