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Sacred Reason and Epistemic Resistance: Usulism and Modernity in Iran and Beyond

Sacred Reason and Epistemic Resistance: Usulism and Modernity in Iran and Beyond

Aga, Khairunnisa

Hardcover

IslamGeneral Political Science

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 10, 2026

ISBN10: 1041204493
ISBN13: 9781041204497
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 10 2026
Pages: 200
Language: English

This work critically examines how Eurocentric modernity has institutionalized exclusion in knowledge systems, creating a binary worldview rooted in colonial power structures. It explores modernity as a plural concept, distinguishing it from coloniality, and analyzes the Islamic Revolution of Iran as the culmination of centuries of rationalist thought within Twelver Shi'ism--specifically the Usuli movement. Emerging from marginalized positions under Sunni dominance, this theological-intellectual movement championed human reason (Ijtihad) and autonomy, eventually transforming into a transnational socio-political force. The book positions Usulism as a foundational case of non-European modernity, demonstrating how its evolution into Modern Shi'ism challenges Western epistemological hegemony while fostering global Shi'i identity through reformed theological frameworks. The work's multidisciplinary approach--combining theology, ethnography (drawing on fieldwork across Asia and the Middle East), and political theory--makes it valuable for academics studying non-Western epistemologies and the globalization of religious reform movements.

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