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The Women of Karbala : Ritual Performance and Symbolic Discourses in Modern Shi'i Islam
Kamran Scot Aghaie
Paperback - $54.95
Commemorating the Battle of Karbala, in which the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hosayn and seventy-two of his family members and supporters were martyred in 680 CE, is the central religious observance of Shi'i Islam. Though much has been written about ...
The Shifts in Hizbullah's Ideology : Religious Ideology, Political Ideology, and Political Program
Joseph Alagha
Paperback - $117.95
As the recent war in Lebanon demonstrated, an understanding of the Lebanese Shi‘ ite militant group Hizbullah remains an important component of any attempt to solve the problems of the Middle East. "The Shifts in Hizbullah’ s Ideology" pr ...
Mullahs on the Mainframe : Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras
Jonah Blank
Paperback - $49.95
In Jonah Blank's important, myth-shattering book, the West gets its first look at the Daudi Bohras, a unique Muslim denomination who have found the core of their religious beliefs largely compatible with modern ideology. Combining orthodox Muslim pra ...
The Ayatollahs and Democracy in Iraq
Juan R. I. Cole
Paperback - $44.95
The troubled transition to democracy in Iraq has led many to wonder how the country's Shi'ites and Sunnis will balance their religious beliefs with political pressures. In" "this volume, historian Juan R. I. Cole explores clerical participation withi ...
The Charismatic Community : Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam
Maria Massi Dakake
Hardcover - $148.95
Looks at the emergence of Shi'ism as a communal identity within Islam
The Charismatic Community : Shi'ite Identity in Early Islam
Maria Massi Dakake
Paperback - $53.95
Looks at the emergence of Shi'ism as a communal identity within Islam
Shi'ism
Heinz Halm
Paperback - $56.95
Heinz Halm's work presents a thorough discussion of the history, theology, and current state of this branch of Islam. Newly revised, Shi'ism includes updated information on the fate of the Shi'ite revolution in Iran as well as a new chapter on Iraq. ...
The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning : Volume 2
Heinz Halm
Paperback - $55.95
The Fatimid period was the golden age of Ismaili thought and literature, when Shi'ite Ismaili Imams ruled over the vast areas of the Muslim world and made important contributions to Islamic civilization. Heinz Halm investigates from a historical pers ...
The Secret Order of Assassins : The Struggle of the Early Nizari Isma'ilis Against the Islamic World
Marshall G. S. Hodgson
Paperback - $54.95