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Saïd Amir Arjomand
Researcher at Stony Brook University
Publications - 96
Citations - 2078
Saïd Amir Arjomand is an academic researcher from Stony Brook University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Islam & Politics. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 93 publications receiving 2013 citations. Previous affiliations of Saïd Amir Arjomand include State University of New York System.
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The Turban for the Crown: The Islamic Revolution in Iran
TL;DR: Meisami as mentioned in this paper used the female pronoun in her discussion of the Persian ghazal whenever referring to the beloved, which made the Persian Ghazal seem more like the grand chant courtois.
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The shadow of God and the Hidden Imam: Religion, political order, and societal change in Shi'ite Iran from the beginning to 1890
Abstract: Dismissing oversimplified and politically-charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran that exposes the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy.
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The Law, Agency, and Policy in Medieval Islamic Society: Development of the Institutions of Learning from the Tenth to the Fifteenth Century
TL;DR: Makdisi as mentioned in this paper traces three stages in the development of the madrasa (Islamic school) into colleges for the study of the Koran, the Traditions of the Prophet, and jurisprudence.