Kasravi and Secular Critique of Shi’ism, Mohamad Amini, Nov 20, 2011
This lecture is about the historical confrontation among secular thinkers, such as Kasravi, and the dominant interpretation of Shiite Islam, and also addresses the concurrence of the government and the opposition in suppressing any critical assessment of religious fanaticism by intellectuals.
Mr. Amini is the author of State & Religion in Iran, published in 1980 in Tehran, and most recently Shi’ism (Shi’i-gari) Ahmad Kasravi, Kasravi and Secular Critique of Shi’ism. He is also the author of numerous articles on secularism, modernity, ethnicity and socio-political issues of Iran and the Middle East. Mr. Amini is a regular guest on weekly radio and television programs.
Lecture in Farsi