Iranian Leviathan: A Monumental History of Mithra's Abode
| Iranian Leviathan: A Monumental History of Mithra's Abode | |
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| Author(s) | Jason Reza Jorjani |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Philosophy |
| Publisher | Arktos |
| Publication year | 2019 |
| Pages | 584 |
| ISBN | 1912975416 |
Iranian Leviathan: A Monumental History of Mithra's Abode is a book by Iranian-American author Jason Reza Jorjani, PhD, published by Arktos in 2019.
Publisher description
"No other nation on Earth has contributed more to the elevation of the human spirit, and to the enrichment of every aspect of civilization on a global scale, than Iran. Some of the most defining scientific, religious, and cultural characteristics of both the Eastern and Western Worlds actually owe their origin to Iran, let alone the contributions that Iran has made to the formation of the so-called “Islamic World.” The latter is almost entirely Iranian in terms of its high culture, and if “Islamic Civilization” is to have any future at all, it needs to be transformed back into Iranian Civilization.
That is the impression that one is left with after reading this monumental history of Iran, not just as a country, but as a vast civilization encompassing many related cultures and ethnicities. It is the first history of Iran ever written from a philosophical perspective. In other words, far from being a textbook history, this study aims to discern the inner meaning of Iran and the spiritual destiny of the Iranians or Eastern Aryans.
As an original work of Philosophy, Iranian Leviathan explores fundamental concepts in the realm of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy. With respect to socio-political thought, this philosophical history lays the groundwork for the ideological program of an Iranian Renaissance. This is a bold and unapologetic vision, not only for the revitalization of culture within Greater Iran, but also for the reestablishment of Iran as an imperial hegemon and global superpower in our time."[1]
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Mithraic Mother of Iran
1.1 Mehr as the Son of Âbân
1.2 The Satanic Dragon Mother of Chivalric Iran
1.3 Queen Tomyris, the Assassin of Cyrus
Chapter 2. The Iranian Origins of Philosophy
2.1 The Scythian Rostam and the Sword of Esfandiyar
2.2 The First Philosopher
2.3 The Iranian Origin of Western Philosophy
2.4 The Iranian Origin of Eastern Philosophy
Chapter 3. Emperor of Noble Lies
3.1 Darius the Great Builder
3.2 Darius the Great Deceiver
3.3 Gautama’s Critique of Zoroastrianism
3.4 Darius and the Tao of Heraclitus
Chapter 4. Tekel Tekel, Mene Shekel
4.1 Xerxes and Ishtar the Jewess
4.2 Cyrus, the Messiah of Israel
4.3 The Mithraic Mystery of Iranian Zionism
Chapter 5. The Skull and Bone Cross
5.1 Hellenism, the Parthians, and Rome
5.2 Perseus and the Persian Religion
5.3 The Crossed Bones and Lady Liberty
5.4 Mithra as the Gnostic Christ
Chapter 6. From Persia with Love
6.1 Ardeshir and Totalitarian Theocracy
6.2 Mani and the Grand Inquisitors
6.3 Demonization of the Divine Feminine
6.4 The Mazdakite Revolution
Chapter 7. Everything Is Permitted
7.1 Salman the Persian and the Hyrcanian Origin of Islam
7.2 The Iranian Renaissance
7.3 Assassin Apocalypse
Chapter 8. Persian Tongue of the Invisible
8.1 The Persian Religion of Love
8.2 Hafez as the Zenith of Iranian Civilization
8.3 The Persianate World
Chapter 9. “I Am Zahhak and Alexander!”
9.1 Shah Ismail Safavid
9.2 The Safavid and Afsharid Empires of Iran
9.3 The Babi Movement and Bahai Faith
Chapter 10. The Leviathan of Iran
10.1 The Persian Constitutional Revolution
10.2 Pahlavi Iran: Resurgence of the Great Civilization?
10.3 “Light of the Aryans”? A Mithraic Monarchist Critique of Pahlavism
Chapter 11. The Government of God
11.1 Khomeini as a Mystic and Philosopher-King
11.2 “The Spirit of a World Without Spirit”
11.3 The Islamic Republic of Iran as God’s Government
Chapter 12. The Renaissance of Iranian Civilization
12.1 The Existential Threat to Iran
12.2 Iran as a Global Superpower and Hegemon of the Islamic World
12.3 Dysgenic Decline and Neo-Eugenic Biotechnology in Iranian Civilization
12.4 Homage To Hyrcania: Occulted Abode of the Once and Future Imam
Notes
Index
Bibliography
Books by the same author
- Closer Encounters (2021)
- Faustian Futurist (2020)
- Prometheism (2020)
- Novel Folklore: On Sadegh Hedayat's "The Blind Owl" (2020)
- Lovers of Sophia (2019)
- World State of Emergency (2017)
- Prometheus and Atlas (2016)
Publication data
- Iranian Leviathan: A Monumental History of Mithra's Abode, Jason Reza Jorjani, 2019, Arktos, ISBN-10: 1912975416 ISBN-13: 978-1-912975-41-9
