Shi'ism : : A Religion of Protest / / Hamid Dabashi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
• VerfasserIn: Dabashi, Hamid,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Prelude --; Preface --; Introduction --; I. Doctrinal Foundation --; II. Historical Unfolding --; III. Visual and Performing Arts --; IV. Contemporary Contestations Conclusion --; Conclusion --; Note on Transliteration --; Arabic and Persian Glossary --; Schools of Theology, Philosophy, and Political Thought --; Chronology --; Notes --; Further Reading --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674058750; 9783110442212; 9783110442205
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674058750?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Hamid Dabashi.

For a Western world anxious to understand Islam and, in particular, Shi’ism, this book arrives with urgently needed information and critical analysis. Hamid Dabashi exposes the soul of Shi’ism as a religion of protest—successful only when in a warring position, and losing its legitimacy when in power.