About
Ali Shariati, born in 1933 in Mazinan, Iran, and died in 1977 in Southampton, UK, is a major figure in modern Islamic thought. After studying in Mashhad and earning a doctorate in sociology from the Sorbonne, he taught at Mashhad University and lectured at the Hosseiniye Ershad Institute in Tehran, attracting large audiences. Arrested several times by the Shah's regime, he went into exile in England, where he died under suspicious circumstances. His work, blending Islam, sociology, and Third-Worldist thought, profoundly influenced the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
* 1933-11-23 — † 1977-06-19
Major works
- On the Sociology of Islam (1979)essay
- Fatima is Fatimaessay
- Hajjessay
- Religion vs. Religionessay
- Marxism and Other Western Fallaciesessay
Key milestones
- 1964Earned a doctorate in sociology and philosophy from the University of Paris (Sorbonne).
- 1967Began lecturing at the Hosseiniye Ershad Institute in Tehran.
- 1977Died in Southampton, England, three weeks after arriving in exile.
Themes
Revolutionary IslamSocial justiceThird-WorldismCritique of the WestRole of the intellectual
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