Sökning: "Iranian history"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 12 avhandlingar innehållade orden Iranian history.
1. On the Edge : The Concept of Progress in Bukhara during the Rule of the Later Manghits
Sammanfattning : This work is a study of the concept of progress in Bukhara between approximately 1860 and 1920. It is based on unpublished and published sources from this period. LÄS MER
2. In Search of Caravans Lost . Iranian Intellectuals and Nationalist Discourse in the Inter-War Years
Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines the characteristics of Iranian nationalist discourse between the World Wars. By looking at texts of intellectuals, men and women, published in three journals (Iranshahr, Name-ye Farangestan, and Ayandeh) in the 1920s this study maps the content of nationalist discourse and to what extent this discourse allows for dissonance. LÄS MER
3. Att upprätthålla livet : Om lågavlönade ensamstående mödrars försörjning i Sverige
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is about the experiences of low-paid single mothers in sustaining their families in Sweden in the early 2000. The investigation builds upon interviews with twenty low-paid single mothers living and working in Stockholm. LÄS MER
4. Living Shi'ism : Instances of Ritualisation among Islamist Men in Contemporary Iran
Sammanfattning : Iranian Shi‘ism is, among other things, known for its rituals of sorrow. In the contemporary Iranian context, active participation in these rituals has become a sign of support for the Islamist regime. The aim of this study is to discuss the ritual activities in the lives of a group of supporters of the regime. LÄS MER
5. Deciphering the Meaning of Revealed Law : The Sur´shian Paradigm in Shi’i Epistemology
Sammanfattning : This study analyses the major intellectual positions in the philosophical debate on Islamic law that is occuring in contemporary Iran. As the characteristic features of traditional epistemic considerations have a direct bearing on the modern development of Islamic legal thought, the contemporary positions are initially set against the established normative repertory of Islamic tradition. LÄS MER