Matters of Authenticity: Nationalism, Islam and Ethnic Diversity in Iran
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Matters of Authenticity : Nationalism, Islam and Ethnic Diversity in Iran. / Elling, Rasmus Christian.
Iran: From Theocracy to the Green Movement. red. / Negin Nabavi. Basingstoke ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. s. 79-99.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Matters of Authenticity
T2 - Nationalism, Islam and Ethnic Diversity in Iran
AU - Elling, Rasmus Christian
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The issue of minority rights in Iran is tied up with questions of both democracy and national identity – and in extension, Iranian nationalism. In the present chapter, these interrelated issues are analyzed with a focus on the representation of nationalism and ethnic diversity in the contemporary official literature of the regime. Through this analysis, a nuanced picture of the regime-sanctioned ideal for national identity and unity emerges, which complicates specific claims put forward by secular-nationalist opposition (that the Islamic Republic is unpatriotic and anti-nationalist in nature) and by ethno-political proponents (that the Islamic Republic is Persian-chauvinist or racist). This more nuanced reflection on the ideals of Iran’s current leaders is central to the understanding of where the Islamic Republic is heading, more than thirty years after the revolution.
AB - The issue of minority rights in Iran is tied up with questions of both democracy and national identity – and in extension, Iranian nationalism. In the present chapter, these interrelated issues are analyzed with a focus on the representation of nationalism and ethnic diversity in the contemporary official literature of the regime. Through this analysis, a nuanced picture of the regime-sanctioned ideal for national identity and unity emerges, which complicates specific claims put forward by secular-nationalist opposition (that the Islamic Republic is unpatriotic and anti-nationalist in nature) and by ethno-political proponents (that the Islamic Republic is Persian-chauvinist or racist). This more nuanced reflection on the ideals of Iran’s current leaders is central to the understanding of where the Islamic Republic is heading, more than thirty years after the revolution.
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780230114692
SN - 9780230114616
SP - 79
EP - 99
BT - Iran
A2 - Nabavi, Negin
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
CY - Basingstoke ; New York, NY
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