Shi'i Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shi'i Islam write by Najam Haider. This book was released on 2014-08-11. Shi'i Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the development of Shi'i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory.
An Introduction to Shiʻi Islam
An Introduction to Shiʻi Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Introduction to Shiʻi Islam write by Moojan Momen. This book was released on 1985. An Introduction to Shiʻi Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
What is Shi'i Islam?
What is Shi'i Islam? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook What is Shi'i Islam? write by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi. This book was released on 2018-05-08. What is Shi'i Islam? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the public at large Shi’ism often implies a host of confused representations, suggesting more often than not obscurantism, intolerance, political violence and other ignominies running hot or cold in response to world events. In fact for many people, Shi’ism stands for "radical Islam", or – worse – "Islamic terrorism". In some respects, nothing is more familiar than Shi’ism, and yet nothing is more misunderstood. For some twenty years the media have increased their coverage of the phenomenon. Never, or only rarely, do they formulate the question we ask here: what is Shi’ism? What is this belief that inspires millions of people dispersed throughout the world? This book provides a broad based introduction to Shi’i Islam. It examines what the Shi’i believe, how they see themselves and how they view the world. It includes a thorough examination of doctrine, philosophy, the Shi’i approach to the Qur’an and the historical evolution of Shi’ism as a branch of Islam. Too often, and too quickly, the conclusion is drawn that Shi’ism is a marginal heretical sect, fundamentally alien to the deeper truth of the great religion of Islam, thrust by historical accident onto the political stage. Shi’ism either speaks the truth of Islam, meaning that it is a truth of terror, or it is entirely foreign to Islam and, therefore, merits outright rejection, as Islamic fundamentalists and some individuals repeatedly claim. This book intends to explain why such common misunderstandings of Shi’ism have taken root. Written in an accessible format and providing a thorough overview of Shi’ism, this book will be an essential text for students and scholars of Islamic Studies or Iranian Studies.
The Study of Shi'i Islam
The Study of Shi'i Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Study of Shi'i Islam write by Gurdofarid Miskinzoda. This book was released on 2014-01-08. The Study of Shi'i Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Shi'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.
Shi'a Islam
Shi'a Islam - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shi'a Islam write by Heinz Halm. This book was released on 1997. Shi'a Islam available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Attempts to explain the bewildering events in the Middle East.
