Tarbiat Modares University historical sociology 2322-1941 2 3 2010 03 21 Revolution: Conceptual Developments of a term Revolution: Conceptual Developments of a term 113 133 22764 FA Mohammad Salar Kasraie 1. Assistant Professor of Sociology, Institute of Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution, Tehran, Iran Journal Article In this work, the conceptual evolution of the term of "revolution"is discussed as a narrative history and historical method. Revolution is a complicated and, multidimensional concept and has a long history in literature, philosophy and other sciences such as astronomy (Yoder, 1926: 433). The aim of this paper is historical – conceptual searching about the term "revolution" that was started with this supposition that, it refers to social, political and economic transformation. In other words, the term of "revolution" in pre-modern literature has a retrogressive meaning, or referring back to the starting point. It has found its way philosophy, literature and the humanities into from astronomy In this work, the conceptual evolution of the term of "revolution"is discussed as a narrative history and historical method. Revolution is a complicated and, multidimensional concept and has a long history in literature, philosophy and other sciences such as astronomy (Yoder, 1926: 433). The aim of this paper is historical – conceptual searching about the term "revolution" that was started with this supposition that, it refers to social, political and economic transformation. In other words, the term of "revolution" in pre-modern literature has a retrogressive meaning, or referring back to the starting point. It has found its way philosophy, literature and the humanities into from astronomy https://jhs.modares.ac.ir/article_22764_926dc2d550fbfd653c7a05d505e2aecf.pdf