Ali Shariati 1933 – 1977
Ali Shariati (1933 – 1977) was an Iranian philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Islamic Philosophy, Marxism, and Political Philosophy.
Ali Shariati was an Iranian sociologist and Islamic political philosopher, trained at the Sorbonne under Louis Massignon and Jacques Berque, who became the most influential intellectual ancestor of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. His Religion versus Religion distinguished the religion of the oppressed from the institutional religion of the powerful, while his many lectures, gathered in volumes such as What Is to Be Done? and On the Sociology of Islam, fused themes from European Marxism, Frantz Fanon, and Shia Islam into a revolutionary Islamic humanism. He died in exile in England under contested circumstances on the eve of the revolution he had done so much to inspire.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Iranian
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Islamic Philosophy, Marxism, Political Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Ali Shariati:
“There is the religion of the oppressed, and there is the religion of the oppressor; do not mistake them for each other.”
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Attributed to Ali Shariati:
“Islam is a movement before it is a creed.”
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Attributed to Ali Shariati:
“The intellectual must descend from the academy to the street.”
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Attributed to Ali Shariati:
“Tawhid is not only metaphysics; it is the political principle of human unity.”
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Attributed to Ali Shariati:
“Each generation must rediscover its faith for itself, or lose it.”
Frequently asked about Ali Shariati
- When did Ali Shariati live?
- Ali Shariati was born in 1933 and died in 1977.
- Where was Ali Shariati from?
- Ali Shariati was an Iranian philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Ali Shariati associated with?
- Ali Shariati was associated with Islamic Philosophy, Marxism, and Political Philosophy.
- What was Ali Shariati known for?
- Ali Shariati was an Iranian sociologist and Islamic political philosopher, trained at the Sorbonne under Louis Massignon and Jacques Berque, who became the most influential intellectual ancestor of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
- How many quotes are attributed to Ali Shariati?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Ali Shariati in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.