“Self-education, society transformation and civilization formation” in post-revolutionary Iran An overview of Ayatollah Khamenei's “Declaration of the Second Step of the Revolution” in relation to some cultural-political aspects
Official translator and free researcher in the field of Persian language countries, Berlin, Germany
Abstract
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a new revolutionary manifesto, the „Manifesto of the Second Step“, was issued by the Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on February 11, 2019, instead of an annual message of thanks to the nation. In it, Ayatollah Khamene i announced that the Islamic Revolution in Iran has entered a new evolutionary phase that is much more decisive than the first 40-year phase or the "First Step" in the historical process of building the New Islamic Civilization. This paper illustrates why that is so by quoting the exact wording of the manifesto and commenting it. Furthermore, the central concepts underlying the manifesto, namely "self-formation", "society re-formation" and "civilization re-formation", as well as the main focus of the paper namely the cultural-political aspects of the Manifesto will be explored and explained from the textual perspective. The main goal of this article is to bring this manifesto, which is undoubtedly one of the most current and important documents of the Iranian cultural policy since 1979, closer to the German-speaking reader as an interested cultural dialogue partner and to create awareness for possible problems related to the cultural dialogue.
Saeedi,M. (2022). “Self-education, society transformation and civilization formation” in post-revolutionary Iran An overview of Ayatollah Khamenei's “Declaration of the Second Step of the Revolution” in relation to some cultural-political aspects. Spektrum Iran, 35(1), 145-160.
MLA
Saeedi,M. . "“Self-education, society transformation and civilization formation” in post-revolutionary Iran An overview of Ayatollah Khamenei's “Declaration of the Second Step of the Revolution” in relation to some cultural-political aspects", Spektrum Iran, 35, 1, 2022, 145-160.
HARVARD
Saeedi M. (2022). '“Self-education, society transformation and civilization formation” in post-revolutionary Iran An overview of Ayatollah Khamenei's “Declaration of the Second Step of the Revolution” in relation to some cultural-political aspects', Spektrum Iran, 35(1), pp. 145-160.
CHICAGO
M. Saeedi, "“Self-education, society transformation and civilization formation” in post-revolutionary Iran An overview of Ayatollah Khamenei's “Declaration of the Second Step of the Revolution” in relation to some cultural-political aspects," Spektrum Iran, 35 1 (2022): 145-160,
VANCOUVER
Saeedi M. “Self-education, society transformation and civilization formation” in post-revolutionary Iran An overview of Ayatollah Khamenei's “Declaration of the Second Step of the Revolution” in relation to some cultural-political aspects. SPIR, 2022; 35(1): 145-160.
