Seyed Javad Miri Meynagh (Persian: جواد میری) (born 1971) is a Swedish-Iranian sociologist[1] and professor of sociology at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. He is known for his expertise on social theory and Islamic thinkers.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Seyed Javad Miri Meynagh | |
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| Born | 1971 Tabriz, Iran |
| Nationality | Swedish-Iranian |
| Education | Bristol University (PhD) University of Gothenburg (MA) |
| Known for | works on Islamic thinkers |
| Awards | CSN Scholarship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | social theory |
| Institutions | Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies |
| Thesis | Intercivilisational Social Theory: Complementarity and Contradiction in the Muslim and Western Intellectual Traditions (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gregor McLennan Rohit Barot |
Books
edit- Islamism and Post-Islamism: Reflections upon Allama Jafari’s Political Thought, University Press of America, 2014
- Reimagining Malcolm X: Street Thinker versus Academic Thinker, University Press of America, 2015
- East and West: Allama Jafari on Bertrand Russell, University Press of America, 2013
Edited
edit- Orientalism: A Eurocentric Vision of the ‘Other’, International Peace Studies Center Press, 2013
- Reclaiming the Sane Society: Essays on Erich Fromm’s Thought, edited by Seyed Javad Miri, Robert Lake and Tricia M. Kress, Sense Publishers, 2014
- Malcolm X: From Political Eschatology to Religious Revolutionary, edited by Dustin J. Byrd and Seyed Javad Miri, Brill, 2016
- Ali Shariati and the Future of Social Theory: Religion, Revolution, and the Role of the Intellectual, edited by Dustin J. Byrd and Seyed Javad Miri, Brill, 2017
- Frantz Fanon and Social Theory: A View from the Wretched, edited by Dustin J. Byrd and Seyed Javad Miri, Brill, 2019
References
edit- ^ "Seyed Javad Miri". The Center for Critical Research on Religion. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Paya, Ali (2015). "East And West: Allama Jafari on Bertrand Russell by Seyed Javad Miri". Philosophy East and West. 65 (3): 991–993. doi:10.1353/pew.2015.0065. S2CID 170551378. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Turner, Bryan (2016). "Max Weber and the Sociology of Islam". Revue Internationale de Philosophie. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Tafakori, Sara. "Review of Seyed Javad Miri's Islamism and Post-Islamism". Theory, Culture & Society. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Durkin, Kieran. "Review of 'Erich Fromm's Revolutionary Hope: Prophetic Messianism as a Critical Theory of the Future', 'Reclaiming the Sane Society: Essays on Erich Fromm's Thought'". Marx & Philosophy Review of Books. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Ayyar, Varsha (11 September 2018). "Review: Seyed Javad Miri, Reimagining Malcolm X: Street Thinker Versus Homo Academicus". International Sociology. 33 (5): 617–620. doi:10.1177/0268580918791974e. S2CID 150233210.
- ^ Signoracci, Gino (9 July 2015). "Review: Seyed Javad Miri, ed. Orientalism: A Eurocentric Vision of the 'Other'". Socialism and Democracy. 29 (2): 135–139. doi:10.1080/08854300.2015.1035105. S2CID 142561219.
- ^ Fenn, Richard (March 2013). "Book review: Seyed Javad Miri, Probing into the Sociological Thought of Allama M.T. Jafari". International Sociology. 28 (2): 193–194. doi:10.1177/0268580913477961b. ISSN 0268-5809. S2CID 144353987.
External links
edit- Seyed Javad Miri at IHCS
- Seyed Jawad Miri on YouTube
- Seyed Javad Miri Meynagh at Rhodes Forum 2013 on YouTube
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