Shi?ite Heritage
Essays on Classical and Modern Traditions
Global Academic Publishing
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
417 pages
978-1-58684-066-2 (ISBN)
Description
Explores Western and Muslim scholarship on multiple aspects of the Twelver Shi'ite tradition.
Shi'ite Heritage brings together Western and Muslim scholarship on multiple aspects of the Twelver Shi'ite tradition, including history, authority, jurisprudence, ritual, and interactions with the Sunnite majority. Nearly half of the two dozen essays included have been translated from Arabic or Persian into English in collaboration with the authors. Both modern views and the classical background are treated in this collection, and each section is introduced in a prefatory essay.
Shi'ite Heritage brings together Western and Muslim scholarship on multiple aspects of the Twelver Shi'ite tradition, including history, authority, jurisprudence, ritual, and interactions with the Sunnite majority. Nearly half of the two dozen essays included have been translated from Arabic or Persian into English in collaboration with the authors. Both modern views and the classical background are treated in this collection, and each section is introduced in a prefatory essay.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Binghamton
United States
Publishing group
State University of New York Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
885 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58684-066-2 (9781586840662)
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