Shi'ism An Excellent Source on the Subject: Who is Al Shareef Al Radi and Al Shareef Al Mourtada and when was the main core of the ideology of Twelver Shiism formed? How did the Shiite thought shift from the need to wait for the hidden imam who is divinely [... more]
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Shi'ism: Second Edition Heinz Halm's work presents a thorough discussion of the history, theology, and current state of this branch of Islam. Newly revised, Shi'ism includes updated information on the fate of the Shi'ite revolution in Iran as well as a new chapter on Iraq. Halm [... more]
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Shiites: Ritual and Popular Piety in a Muslim Community Shiite Islam is one of the world's major religions, with millions of adherents throughout the Middle East and South Asia. David Pinaults 'The Shiites' describes what Shiism means to those who actually practice it and serves as both an excellent [... more]
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The Women of Karbala: Ritual Performance and Symbolic ... Commemorating the Battle of Karbala, in which the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hosayn and seventy-two of his family members and supporters were martyred in 680 CE, is the central religious observance of Shi'i Islam. Though much has been written about the [... more]
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Reaching for Power: The Shi'a in the Modern Arab World The longest short book I have ever read....: As a long-time student of all things Middle East, I found Nakash's book to be absolutely horrible. The book lacks focus and a coherent theme and is very poorly written. The author makes an inadequate effort to [... more]
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Shi'a Islam: From Religion to Revolution (Princeton ... Some observations on Shii-Sunni dispute: The most disturbing argument brought forth by Shia sect is the event of "Ghadir" when Prophet gives his lecture on supposedly passing authority to Ali. When I first heard this from one of my Shia friend, [... more]
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Early Philosophical Shiism: The Isma'ili Neoplatonism of ... Book Description: This is the first book-length study of the ideas and teachings of the leading tenth-century Ismaili theoretician Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani. Author: Paul E. Walker Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 297 EAN: 9780521060820 Edition: 1 [... more]
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