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Author | : Stefan Winter |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2010-03-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1139486810 |
The Shiites of Lebanon under Ottoman Rule provides an original perspective on the history of the Shiites as a constituent of Lebanese society. Winter presents a history of the community before the 19th century, based primarily on Ottoman Turkish documents. From these, he examines how local Shiites were well integrated in the Ottoman system of rule, and that Lebanon as an autonomous entity only developed in the course of the 18th century through the marginalization and then violent elimination of the indigenous Shiite leaderships by an increasingly powerful Druze-Maronite emirate. As such the book recovers the Ottoman-era history of a group which has always been neglected in chronicle-based works, and in doing so, fundamentally calls into question the historic place within 'Lebanon' of what has today become the country's largest and most activist sectarian community.
Author | : Matti Moosa |
Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | : 614 |
Release | : 1988-02-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780815624110 |
Little is known in the West about the division of the Islamic world into Shiites and Sunnites and even less about the stratification of these two groups, with most of the attention going to the Sunnites. Moosa's comprehensive study of the origins and cultural aspects of the different extremist, or Ghulat, Shiite sects in the Middle East is a ground-breaking work. These sects whose 'extremism' is essentially religious are generally a peaceful people and, except for the Nusayris of Syria, are not political activists.
Author | : David Pinault |
Publisher | : British Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Hyderabad (India) |
ISBN | : 9781850436096 |
Shiite Islam is one of the world's major religions with millions of followers throughout the Middle East and South Asia. However it is often mistakenly seen by the West as a political movement. This book describes what Shiism actually means to those who practise it and outlines Shiite history.
Author | : NA NA |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2016-04-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1137066938 |
This book describes what Shiism means to those who actually practice it and serves as both an excellent introduction to the subject and an original work of scholarship.
Author | : Fāliḥ ʻAbd al-Jabbār |
Publisher | : Saqi Books |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Lesley Hazleton |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2010-09-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0385523947 |
In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever. Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would take control of the new Islamic nation had begun, beginning a succession crisis marked by power grabs, assassination, political intrigue, and passionate faith. Soon Islam was embroiled in civil war, pitting its founder's controversial wife Aisha against his son-in-law Ali, and shattering Muhammad’s ideal of unity. Combining meticulous research with compelling storytelling, After the Prophet explores the volatile intersection of religion and politics, psychology and culture, and history and current events. It is an indispensable guide to the depth and power of the Shia–Sunni split.
Author | : Maria Massi Dakake |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0791480348 |
The Charismatic Community examines the rise and development of Shiite religious identity in early Islamic history, analyzing the complex historical and intellectual processes that shaped the sense of individual and communal religious vocation. The book reveals the profound and continually evolving connection between the spiritual ideals of the Shiite movement and the practical processes of community formation. Author Maria Massi Dakake traces the Quranic origins and early religious connotations of the concept of walayah and the role it played in shaping the sense of communal solidarity among followers of the first Shiite Imam, Ali b. Abi Talib. Dakake argues that walayah pertains not only to the charisma of the Shiite leadership and devotion to them, but also to solidarity and loyalty among the members of the community itself. She also looks at the ways in which doctrinal developments reflected and served the practical needs of the Shiite community, the establishment of identifiable boundaries and minimum requirements of communal membership, the meaning of women's affiliation and identification with the Shiite movement, and Shiite efforts to engender a more normative and less confrontational attitude toward the non-Shiite Muslim community.
Author | : Khalid Amayreh |
Publisher | : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2017-08-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1681819635 |
Journalist Khalid M. Amayreh points out the Major Contradictions in the Shiite Imami Religion in his book My Story with the Shiites. He says the real contentious issue between Muslims and Shiites is not Yazid or Mu’awiya, Hassan or Hussein, Fadak or al-“Zahraa’s limb,” the Karbulaa tragedy or the so-called Raziyatul Khamis (Thursday’s calamity), Hadithul Manzela or the Saqifa of Bani Sa’ada, or the Ghadeer Khom event. In fact, these issues can be reduced to mere “red herrings” used by the Shiites to discredit Islam and undermine the entire Muhammadan message. This timely and eye-opening book clears up misconceptions as it tells the truth about Shiites and Shiism.
Author | : Sabrina Mervin |
Publisher | : Hurst Publishers |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2013-05-29 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1849042179 |
Sheds light on the political, sociological and ideological processes that are affecting the dynamics of Sunni-Shia relations
Author | : Jon Armajani |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2020-05-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1793621365 |
This book argues that ever since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, which established a Shia Islamic government in Iran, that country’s religious and political leaders have used Shia Islam as a crucial way of expanding Iran’s objectives in the Middle East and beyond. Since 1979, Iran’s religious and political leaders have been concerned about Iran’s security in the face of the hostility and expansionism of the United States and other western countries, and the threats from powerful neighboring Sunni leaders and countries. While Iran’s government has attempted to align itself with Shia Muslims in various countries, such as Iraq and Lebanon, against American and Sunni expansionism, the Iranian government has attempted to religiously nourish and politically mobilize those Shias as a matter of principle, not only because of the Iranian government’s desires to protect Iran from external threats. The book analyzes Shia Islam and politics in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon which have among the largest proportional Shia populations in the Middle East and are vibrant centers of Shia intellectual life. The book's clear and jargon-free approach make it especially accessible for students and general readers who would like an introduction to the book's topics.