Crisis and Consolidation in the Formative Period of Shiʻite Islam
Author: Hossein Modarressi Tabataba'i
Publisher: Darwin Press, Incorporated
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 296
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Author: Hossein Modarressi Tabataba'i
Publisher: Darwin Press, Incorporated
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Andrew J Newman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-18
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1136837124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShows how the frictions and disparities between the different pockets of believers scattered throughout the Eastern Islamic world in the late ninth and tenth centuries, the relations between each of these and the Abbasid political institution favoured the narration of different bodies of the Imams' traditions
Author: Andrew J Newman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-18
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1136837051
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShows how the frictions and disparities between the different pockets of believers scattered throughout the Eastern Islamic world in the late ninth and tenth centuries, the relations between each of these and the Abbasid political institution favoured the narration of different bodies of the Imams' traditions
Author: Mahmoud Ayoub
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9786000013226
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe time between the death of the Prophet Mohammed and that of the caliph 'Ali, known by Muslims as the age of the 'Rightly Guided' caliphs, was a formative period in Islamic history. This balanced and sensitive study draws on a wide range of original sources to provide a scholarly yet highly readable account of the period, exploring the delicate interplay between religion and politics and the roots of the conflict that led to the Crisis of Succession and the Sunni/Shi'i schism.
Author: Gurdofarid Miskinzoda
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-01-08
Total Pages: 640
ISBN-13: 0857735292
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShi'i Islam, with its rich and extensive history, has played a crucial role in the evolution of Islam as both a major world religion and civilization. The prolific achievements of Shi?i theologians, philosophers and others are testament to the spiritual and intellectual wealth of this community. Yet Shi?i studies has unjustly remained a long-neglected field, despite the important contribution that Shi'ism has made to Islamic traditions. Only in recent decades, partially spurred by global interest in political events of the Middle East, have scholars made some significant contributions in this area. The Study of Shi'i Islam presents papers originally delivered at the first international colloquium dedicated exclusively to Shi'i studies, held in 2010 at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Within the book are eight sections, namely, history, the Qur'an and its Shi'i interpretations, hadith, law, authority, theology, rites and rituals, and intellectual traditions and philosophy. Each section begins with an introduction contextualizing the aspects of studying Shi'i Islam particular to its theme, before going on to address topics such as the state of the field, methodology and tools, and the primary issues with which contemporary scholars of Shi'i studies are dealing. The scope and depth here covered makes this book of especial interest to researchers and students alike within the field of Islamic studies. The volume benefits from the diverse expertise of nearly 30 world-class scholars, including Mohammad-Ali Amir-Moezzi, Meir M. Bar-Asher, Farhad Daftary, Daniel De Smet, Gerald R. Hawting, Nader El-Bizri, Etan Kohlberg, Wilferd Madelung, Andrew Newman, Ismail K. Poonawala, Sabine Schmidtke and Paul E. Walker.
Author: Werner Ende
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-07-26
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9004492038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume - grown out of an international conference at Freiburg University in 1999 - deals with various aspects of Shiite Islam since the 18th century. It is divided into two major parts, the first of which is dedicated to traditional institutions of theology and learning and their transformation in modern times. The second part treats internal debates and the activities of Shiite dissidents, showing that Shiism is far from being uniform. Ideological and political developments in the 20th century and especially the Islamic Revolution in Iran have shaped the image of modern Shiism more than any other tendencies and are therefore also discussed in greater detail in Parts three and four. This book reflects the state of the art in this field of Islamic studies, its 21 contributions covering three centuries and a vast geographical range.
Author: Saïd Amir Arjomand
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016-07-18
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9004326278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSociology of Shiʿite Islam is a comprehensive study of the development of Shiʿism. Its bearers first emerged as a sectarian elite, then a hierocracy and finally a theocracy. Imamate, Occultation and the theodicy of martyrdom are identified as the main components of the Shiʻism as a world religion. In these collected essays Arjomand has persistenly developed a Weberian theoretical framework for the analysis of Shiʿism, from its sectarian formation in the eighth century through the establishment of the Safavid empire in the sixteenth century, to the Islamic revolution in Iran in the twentieth century. These studies highlight revolutionary impulses embedded in the belief in the advent of the hidden Imam, and the impact of Shiʻite political ethics on the authority structure of pre-modern Iran and the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-08-16
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9004465502
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume advances the critical study of exegetical, doctrinal, and political authority in Shiʿi Islam. It presents new frameworks for interpreting the diverse modes of rationality and esotericism in Shiʿism and the socio-epistemic values they represent within Muslim discourse.
Author: Christoph Marcinkowski
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 3643800495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe current political events surrounding the Iranian nuclear crisis, the precarious situation in Lebanon, as well as the still unsettled fate of Iraq have resulted in a renewed interest in the Shi'ite dimension of Islam among political observers. This volume covers the phenomenon of political assertiveness among contemporary Shi'ite Muslims in the Middle East, as well as among converts in Southeast Asia. It argues that Shi'ite identities are often based on local cultural heritage and history and are - contrary to what is usually assumed by the wider public - not to be considered monolithic. Christoph Marcinkowski, award-winning Professor of Islamic Studies and Interreligious Relations at Germany's Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt and the author of "Religion and Politics in Iraq," is currently working for Germany's Federal Interior Ministry and CIBEDO (the Christian-Muslim dialogue forum of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference) on a survey of Shi'ite organisations in Germa
Author: Intisar A. Rabb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 1107080991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book considers the rarely studied but pervasive concepts of doubt that medieval Muslim jurists used to resolve problematic criminal cases.