Anthropological Exploration o f Modern Self

Author(s):
Bos, M. van den
Published
2001
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

The anthropological research about to undertaken in this project centres around modern Shicite Sufi identity in Iran, which will be dealt with by exploring the construction of modern self in the Soltanca lishahi order. This and possibly other Iranian orders will be compared. Also compared will be two instances of modernity: the coming into being of the nation-state in early 20th-century Iran (particularly 1905-1911 and 1921-1941), and the re-emergence of a civil society since the last decade of the 20th century (especially since 1997). It is presumed that the former periods evidenced state-oriented identity formations, while the latter period witnessed more anti-statist ones. These are two variations of a modern Sufi orientation towards the Iranian nation.

Post-Doctoral Project
Date issued
2001
Language
English
Publisher
ISIM, Leiden
Is part of
ISIM Newsletter (2001), Vol. 7, no. 1, p. 4-4
hdl
1887/17455