Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought

Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought (Persian: پژوهشگاه فرهنگ و اندیشه اسلامی‎) is an Iranian Research institute whose main purpose is theorizing on religious thought and enhancing the epistemological bases of the Islamic Revolution.[1] The institute has departments of philosophy, mysticism, and ethics, as well as Western Studies and Islamic economy among others.

Research Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought
AbbreviationIICT
Formation1994
TypeResearch institute
HeadquartersModarres Expressway
Location
  • Tehran, Iran
President
Ali Akbar Rashad
Websiteiict.ac.ir

History

The Institute was established in 1994 with the confirmation of Iranian Supreme Leader in response to the proponents of Western philosophical schools and religious intellectualism. IICT was created by suggestion of Ali Akbar Rashad, a member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, who became the head of the Institute.[2]

Notable faculty

Journals
  • Qabasat[3]
  • Zehn (Mind) [4]
  • Eghtesad-e Eslami (Islamic Economics)[5]
  • Hoquq-e Eslami (Islamic Law)[6]

References
  1. "About".
  2. "Islamic Research Institute for Culture and Thought, Tehran, Iran || Imam Reza (A.S.) Network". www.imamreza.net.
  3. "Qabasat".
  4. "Zehn". zehn.iict.ac.ir.
  5. "Islamic Economics". eghtesad.iict.ac.ir.
  6. "Islamic Law". hoquq.iict.ac.ir.

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