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The Iranian Metaphysicals: Explorations in Science, Islam, and the Uncanny
Alireza Doostdar
The Iranian Metaphysicals: Explorations in Science, Islam, and the Uncanny
Alireza Doostdar
What do the occult sciences, seances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality? Since the late nineteenth century, modernizing intellectuals, religious leaders, and statesmen in Iran have attempted to curtail many such practices as "superstitious," instead encouraging the development of rational religious
312 pages, 1 b/w illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 13, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9780691163789 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 235 × 156 × 29 mm · 518 g |
Language | English |
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