Shariati, Ali

Milad Milani

Shariati, Ali

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

![CDATA[Ali Shariati (1933–1977) is a key figure of Islamic and Iranian intellectual history, but he is especially important for sociology of religion owing to his direct utilisation of Qur’anic doctrine for social change. He returned to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s Tehran in 1964 after completing his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, impassioned with a demand for social revolution. Shariati’s project was to foreground Islam as a religious and political force for justice. His works can be summarised in the context of the demand for justice incumbent upon the citizen.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion
Editors	Adam Possamai, Anthony J. Blasi
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	Sage Publications
Pages	750-751
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781529714401
ISBN (Print)	9781473942202
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

ShariÃ„ÃÂ»atiÃ„
ÃÂ»AliÃ„
Islam

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