| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 390 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Muslim heritage series ; 4
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Muslim heritage series ; 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction / Farhad Daftary, Amyn B. Sajoo and Shainool Jiwa -- 2. Remembering Muhammad / Omid Safi -- 3. Imam Jaʻfar al-Sadiq and the elaboration of Shiʻism / Karim Douglas Crow -- Legal traditions / Andrew J. Newman -- Intellectual traditions / Paul E. Walker -- Governance and pluralism under the Fatimids (909-996 C.E.) / Shainool Jiwa -- 7. Moral authority in the Safawid state / Rula J. Abisaab -- 8. Devotional practices / Ali S. Asani -- 9. Shiʻi communities in history / Farhad Daftary -- 10. Remembering Fatima and Zaynab: gender in perspective / Zayn Kassam and Bridget Blomfield -- Art and architecture / Jonathan M. Bloom -- 12. Literature / Eric Ormsby -- 13. Music / William Sumit -- 14. Shiʻism in Iranian Cinema / Nacim pak-Shiraz -- 15. Diasporas / Zulfiqar Hirji and Karen Ruffle -- Modernity: the ethcs of identity / Amyn B. Sajoo. |
| Summary |
"I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies The world's 200 million Shi'i Muslims express their faith in a multiplicity of ways, united by reverence for the ahl al-bayt, the family of the Prophet. In embracing a pluralistic ethic, fourteen centuries of Shi'i Islam have given rise to diverse traditions and practices across varied geographic and cultural landscapes. The Shi'i World is a comprehensive work authored by leading scholars from assorted disciplines, to provide a better understanding of how Shi'i communities view themselves and articulate their teachings. The topics range from Shi'i Islam's historical and conceptual foundations, formative figures and intellectual, legal and moral traditions, to its devotional practices, art and architecture, literature, music and cinema, as well as expressions and experiences of modernity. The book thus provides a panoramic perspective of the richly textured narratives that have shaped the social and moral universe of Shi'i Muslims around the globe. This fourth volume in the Muslim Heritage Series will appeal to specialists and general readers alike, as a timely resource on the prevailing complexities not only of the 'Muslim world', but also of the dynamic Shi'i diasporas of Europe and North America."--Bloomsbury publishing. |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shiites -- History.
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Shiites. |
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History. |
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Shīʻah -- History.
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Shīʻah. |
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History of religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Daftary, Farhad, editor.
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Sajoo, Amyn B., editor.
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Jiwa, Shainool, editor.
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Institute of Ismaili Studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Shi'i world. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2015 (DLC) 2016374923 |
| ISBN |
9780755609215 (online) |
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0755609212 |
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9780857729675 (electronic book) |
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0857729675 (electronic book) |
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9780857727633 (electronic book) |
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085772763X (electronic book) |
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9781784534776 (hardback) |
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