Tradition and Modernity inPost-Revolutionary Iran

Modernity and tradition as two opposing concepts in the western intellectual and cultural context make their own sense. Transferring these two concepts to our scientific and cultural space, without taking the context into account, would lead to some theoretical and practical mistakes. Therefore, tradition and modernity in Islamic culture, unlike West, don’t have conflict and prohibition with each other, and modernity does not necessarilynegatetradition. Internal and external factorsof modernity lead human and society to evolution and reform. Organizing modernity, whichis associated with change, in different cognitive, emotionaland behavioraldomains is only possiblewith reference to thereality of religion. This reference and citation,whichis done methodically through a proper approach, purifies culture and, while emphasizingonits Islamicity,guarantees its modernity too. Investigatingtwo issues ofwomen's educationandcinemain the post-revolutionary periodshow the impact of internal and externalfactorson these two issues. Thesetwo issuesreveal the necessityofreviewingwhathas happenedin the Westabout thesetwo issues(as external factors) based on thereligious foundations.