Iran: From Religious Dispute to Revolution is a book by scholar Michael M.J. Fischer, written in 1980. The book is about the role of Islam in Iran and its relation to the 1979 Iranian revolution. The book was first published by Harvard University Press in 1980.
Synopsis The work examines Islam in Iran and its relation to the 1979 Iranian revolution and draws heavily on Fischer's experiences with practitioners in the holy city of Qum. He pays particularly close examination to the Madrasa, which Fischer calls "the scriptural school".
Reception The work has received reviews from Middle Eastern Studies, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, American Anthropologist, and Political Science Quarterly.
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Further reading The University of Wisconsin Press review