Shi'ism : : A Religion of Protest / / 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 powe...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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