Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism

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"Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism" is a seminal essay by Iranian sociologist Ali Shariati that contrasts a revolutionary, justice-oriented interpretation of Shi'a Islam with a passive, state-sanctioned version used to legitimize oppression.

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instanceOf Islamic thought text ⓘ
essay ⓘ
political-religious essay ⓘ
aimsTo distinguish authentic and distorted forms of Shi'ism ⓘ
reclaim original revolutionary spirit of Shi'ism ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic revolutionary thought in Iran ⓘ
pre-revolutionary Iranian intellectual movement ⓘ
audience Muslim intellectuals and students ⓘ
author Ali Shariati ⓘ
characterizes Black Shi'ism as passive ⓘ
Black Shi'ism as ritualistic ⓘ
Black Shi'ism as state-legitimizing ⓘ
Red Shi'ism as aligned with the oppressed ⓘ
Red Shi'ism as justice-oriented ⓘ
Red Shi'ism as revolutionary ⓘ
circulation underground publications in pre-1979 Iran ⓘ
contrasts revolutionary Shi'ism ⓘ
state-sanctioned Shi'ism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Iran ⓘ
criticizes clerical establishment ⓘ
quietist interpretations of Shi'ism ⓘ
state use of religion ⓘ
describes Black Shi'ism ⓘ
Red Shi'ism ⓘ
emphasizes Karbala as symbol of resistance ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Karbala

martyrdom as protest against tyranny ⓘ
role of Imam Husayn ⓘ
genre Islamic political theory ⓘ
linked to: Islamism

religious sociology ⓘ
influenced Islamist activists in Iran ⓘ
Shi'a political discourse ⓘ
mainLanguage Persian ⓘ
mainSubject Islamic liberation theology ⓘ
Islamic revolution ⓘ
linked to: Iranian Revolution

Islamic sociology ⓘ
Shi'a Islam ⓘ
linked to: Shia Islam

anti-clericalism in Islam ⓘ
martyrdom in Shi'ism ⓘ
religion and politics ⓘ
religious authenticity ⓘ
religious reform ⓘ
social justice in Islam ⓘ
state ideology ⓘ
opposes apolitical piety ⓘ
religious fatalism ⓘ
promotes activist interpretation of Shi'ism ⓘ
engagement in political struggle ⓘ
relatedWork Ali Shariati ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Shi'a Islam ⓘ
linked to: Shia Islam
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Ali Shariati → notableWork → Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism ⓘ
subject linked to: Ali Shariati (ideologue)
علی شریعتی → روش فکری → بازخوانی انتقادی تاریخ تشیع ⓘ
linked to: Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism
Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism → describes → Red Shi'ism ⓘ
linked to: Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism
Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism → describes → Black Shi'ism ⓘ
linked to: Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism
Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism → characterizes → Red Shi'ism as aligned with the oppressed ⓘ
linked to: Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism
Religion vs. Religion → relatedWork → Red Shi'ism vs. Black Shi'ism ⓘ