Qiyama as Rebellion, Taqiyya as Hypercamouflage: The Political Theology of Reza Negarestani

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Abstract

An examination of the Iranian philosopher Reza Negarestani’s development of political theology. Considered within the context of his involvement with a strand of contemporary philosophical thinking known as speculative realism, it examines Negarestani’s use of Islamic referents in Cyclonopedia, a multi-layered frame story belonging to the genre of theory fiction, and in more technical-philosophical treatises. Focusing on his deployment of dissenting interpretations of the notions of taqiyya (concealment, dissimulation) and qiyama (resurrection), the resulting spatiotemporal implications are assessed by putting Negarestani in conversation with classical and contemporary Islamic and non-Muslim thinkers, theologians, and philosophers.
Original languageEnglish
JournalWorld Futures: The Journal of New Paradigm Research
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Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 21 Sept 2021

Keywords

  • Islam
  • Religion
  • Reza Negarestani
  • Speculative Realism
  • Theology
  • War

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