Twelver Shiism
Unity and Diversity in the Life of Islam, 632 to 1722
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
26 February 2014
Summary
Charts the history and development of Twelver Shi’ism
As many as 40 different Shii groups existed in the 9th and 10th centuries; only 3 forms remain. Why is Twelver Shiism one of them? As the established faith in modern Iran, the majority faith in Iraq and areas in the Gulf and with its adherents forming sizeable minorities elsewhere in the region, it is arguably the most successful branch of Shi’ism.
Andrew Newman charts the history Twelver Shi’ism, uncovering the developm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780748633319 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0748633316 |
| Author: | Andrew J. Newman |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 26 February 2014 |
| Weight: | 433g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys |
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Critics Review
‘Newman has rendered a vital contribution to the blossoming study of Twelver Shi’ism by delivering a survey of the key intellectual turning points supported by exhaustive references to many primary works.’ – John Cappucci * Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies *
‘Newman has rendered a vital contribution to the blossoming study of Twelver Shi’ism by delivering a survey of the key intellectual turning points supported by exhaustive references to many primary works.’ – John Cappucci * Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies *
Newman’s analysis provides a valuable perspective and numerous insights into the long intellectual developments which it covers. Moreover, showing as it does what can be achieved through diligent application of the biographical and bibliographical sources, the work has much to offer as a model for further studies. – George Warner. SOAS, University of London * Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society *
‘Twelver Shiism provides a historical account of the development of this sect, from the conflicts over the successors of the Prophet Muhammad following his death in 632 to the fall of the Safavid dynasty in 1722. Newman appeals to a Western, nonspecialist audience that will leave the reader with an understanding of the progression of Twelver Shi‘ism as its followers learned to cope with the political and religious landscape that it encountered. The book pays special attention to the internal and external pressures that Twelvers faced, the diversity of the faith throughout its first millennium of existence, the development of the divide between religious scholars and lay believers, and the wide geographic distribution of pockets of Twelvers from Asia through the Middle East.’- The Middle East Journal * The Middle East Journal, Volume 69, No 1 *
Andrew J. Newman
Andrew Newman is Professor of Islamic Studies and Persian at the University of Edinburgh. He is author of Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire (2006) and The Formative Period of Shi’i Law: Hadith as Discourse Between Qum and Baghdad (2000) and editor of Society and Culture in the Early Modern Middle East, Studies on Iran in the Safavid Period (2003).
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