Name: The Shia Revival
ISBN: 9780393353389

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Why It Clicks

A serious, accessible take on religious and political history, with enough texture to reward a second.

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clear-eyed religious and historical framing
serious, accessible context for conversation

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straightforward explanation
layered context without drag

Book Details

Authors: Vali Nasr
Publisher: WW Norton
Published: September 13, 2016
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Islam - General
Reading lane: Islam - General

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Islam - General

About This Book

“Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book ( Washington Post ). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, The Shia Revival provi...

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“Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book ( Washington Post ). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, The Shia Revival provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences. A new epilogue elucidates the rise of ISIS and ongoing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.