Islamic ecumenism in the 20th century : : the Azhar and Shiism between rapprochement and restraint / / by Rainer Brunner ; translated from the German by Joseph Greenman ; revised and updated by the author.

The present volume describes the various phases of the inner-Islamic ecumenical dialogue in the 20th century between Sunnis and Shiites, the short-lived periods of success it achieved, but also the fierce mutual polemics it inevitably engendered. The examination focuses on the role of the Cairene Az...

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Superior document:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, v. 91
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Year of Publication:2004
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 91.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 435 pages)
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