Ali Shariati

Thoughtful and entertaining, this biography profiles Dr 'Ali Shari'ati (1933-1977), the elusive and controversial thinker who provided the intellectual backbone for Iran's 1978/1979 revolution. Creator of a new ideology, which his detractors mockingly named Islamic Marxism, he sought to combine egalitarian elements of Western philosophical movements with Islamic Shi'ism. In this fascinating study of a man still notorious across the Islamic world, Schirin Fathi explores his life, work, and legacy.Fathi, Schirin is the author of 'Ali Shariati', published 2010 under ISBN 9781851685721 and ISBN 1851685723.