Mahallati, Mohammad Jafar Amir 1952- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. onc 2016 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 351 pages) "Nearly four decades after a revolution, experiencing one of the longest wars in contemporary history, facing political and ideological threats by regional radicals such as ISIS and the Taliban, and having succeeded in negotiations with six world powers over her nuclear program, Iran appears as an experienced Muslim country seeking to build bridges with its Sunni neighbours as well as with the West. "Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam explores the wide spectrum of theoretical approaches and practical attitudes concerning the justifications, causes and conduct of war in Iranian-Shi'i culture. By examining primary and secondary sources, and investigating longer lasting factors and questions over circumstantial ones, Mohammad Jafar Amir Mahallati seeks to understand modern Iranian responses to war and peace. His work is the first in its field to look into the ethics of war and peace in Iran and Shi'i Islam. It provides a prism through which the binary source of the Iranian national and religious identity informs Iranian responses to modernity. By doing so, the author reveals that a civilization-conscious soul in modern Iran is re-emerging"--Provided by the publisher. Preface and acknowledgments. Introduction. Part 1 The ethics of war and peace in Iran: epic literature, philosophy, theology, and chivalry : The ethics of war and peace in epic Persian literature: Shahnameh of Ferdowsi -- Iranian classical thinkers on war and peace: a select view -- War and chivalry in the annals of Iranian history and ethical imagination -- Modern Iranian intellectuals on the ethics of enmity and nonviolence. Part 2 The Jihad jurisprudence: its developments and critics in Iran : War and peace in Shiʻi primary narratives and sources -- Traditional Shiʻi ethics of war and peace untested: Jihad, ideology, revolution, and war -- Postwar revision and the reconstruction of modern Iranian Shiʻi ethics of war and peace -- Terrorism and Shiʻi theologies of martyrdom, nonviolence, and forgiveness -- Diplomacy in between nuclear technology and antibomb theology. Conclusion: beyond a minority mentality: the emerging Shiʻi-Iranian cosmopolitanism. Appendix 1: "Jihad:" a historical overview of the concept and its politics (English translation of an article published in the "Great Islamic Encyclopedia," first edition, Iran) -- Appendix 2: "Jang" (war; Persian): laws in war according to Twelver-Shiʻi jurisprudence (English translation of an article published in the "Great Islamic Encyclopedia," first edition, Iran) -- Appendix 3: Iran's official position on war crimes by Daesh -- Appendix 4: advice and guiding to the fighters on the battlefields: a Shiʻi manual. Mohammad Jafar Amir Mahallati. Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index. a-ir--- Peace Moral and ethical aspects Iran War Moral and ethical aspects Iran War Religious aspects Islam Peace Religious aspects Islam Shīʻah Iran Shiites Iran Jihad RELIGION Islam General War Religious aspects Islam War Moral and ethical aspects Jihad Peace Moral and ethical aspects Peace Religious aspects Islam Shīʻah Shiites Iran RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State BP192.7.I68 M33 2016 297.8/20955 Mahallati, Mohammad Jafer, 1952- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016] (DLC) 2016439645 (OCoLC)948828539 9781442629523 1442629525 2016439645 22573/ctv1003mw2 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1414512 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1414512 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1414512 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1414512 YDX 161110 20200709060519.0 ocn962324096 eng