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Expectation of the Millennium
Shi?ism in History
Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr, Hamid Dabashi, Seyyed Hossein Nasr
State University of New York Press · Print & ebook · April 26, 1989
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This is an anthology on the history, politics, and social aspects of Shi'ism including translations of original sources.
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- Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr, Hamid Dabashi, Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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- State University of New York Press
- Published
- April 26, 1989
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Religion & Spirituality
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- Religion & Spirituality
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This is an anthology on the history, politics, and social aspects of Shi'ism including translations of original sources. It examines the historical development of Shi'ism, Shi'i political thought, the status of Shi'i minority communities in the Muslim world, and the life and works of prominent social and political thinkers. The book assesses the extent of the politicization process in Shi'ism in recent years and addresses that important question of the Shi'i attitude towards...
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