Book contents
- Iran’s Quiet Revolution
- The Global Middle East
- Iran’s Quiet Revolution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- 1 The Allure of the “Anti-modern”
- 2 De-politicizing Westoxification:
- 3 Ehsan Naraghi:
- 4 Iranian Cinema’s “Quiet Revolution” (1960s–1970s)
- 5 A Garden between Two Streets:
- 6 The Shah as a “Modern Mystic”?
- 7 The Imaginary Invention of a Nation:
- 8 An Elective Affinity:
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - The Shah as a “Modern Mystic”?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 August 2019
Book contents
- Iran’s Quiet Revolution
- The Global Middle East
- Iran’s Quiet Revolution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- 1 The Allure of the “Anti-modern”
- 2 De-politicizing Westoxification:
- 3 Ehsan Naraghi:
- 4 Iranian Cinema’s “Quiet Revolution” (1960s–1970s)
- 5 A Garden between Two Streets:
- 6 The Shah as a “Modern Mystic”?
- 7 The Imaginary Invention of a Nation:
- 8 An Elective Affinity:
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi affirmed that the eighth Imam (Reza) had saved him from death in his childhood. In his book, Toward the Great Civilization, he declared: “The numerous extraordinary events of my life have convinced me that a heavenly force directs my fate (destiny) on the path he has determined. Everything I accomplish is inspired by this force.”1
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- Iran's Quiet RevolutionThe Downfall of the Pahlavi State, pp. 152 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019