Introduction: democracy and culture
The origins of secularism in Europe
Modern visions of secularism
A critical understanding of modernity
Intellectuals and democracy
Religious intellectuals
Alireza Alavi-Tabar and political change
The predicaments of Iranian public intellectuals
An intellectual crisis in Iran
Conclusion: modernity and its traditions.
Democracy in modern Iran : Islam, culture, and political change by Ali Mirsepassi. ISBN 9780814795644. Published by New York University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.