Shi'ism / Heinz Halm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halm, Heinz, Author.

Series:

The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys Series

The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748618880);A new edition of Heinz Halm's comprehensive survey of all the Shi'ite groups. It traces the development of all the individual branches from their common origins to their current status in the modern world.The dogmatic and organisational development of each of the various branches of Shi'ism is discussed and is placed in the context of their particular history.Special attention is given to the emergence of the Imamite 'clergy' and the social and political role which has enabled them to establish a revolutionary regime in Iran, and each chapter contains an invaluable bibliography giving easy access to other books and original sources in translation.Key Featureseach branch of Shi'ism placed in its own historical contextbibliographies at the end of each chapter divided into primary and secondary sourcesincludes chapters on all varieties of Shi'ismNew edition contains new material on the Shi'a in Iraq and on the Iranian Revolution, and up-dated bibliographies"

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Editor’s preface to second edition

Foreword

1 The beginnings of the Shi'a

2 The Imāmiyya or Twelver Shi'a

3 The extreme Shi'a

4 The Ismā 'īliyya or Sevener Shi'a

5 The Zaydiyya

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)

ISBN:

9781474496995

1474496997