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Ethics of War and Peace in Iran and Shi’i Islam


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English | 2016 | pages: 364 | ISBN: 1442629517 | PDF | 3,4 mb
Nearly four decades after a revolution, experiencing one of the longest wars in contemporary history, facing political and ideological threats by regional radicals such as ISIS and the Taliban, and having succeeded in negotiations with six world powers over her nuclear program, Iran appears as an experienced Muslim country seeking to build bridges with its Sunni neighbours as well as with the West.

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The Study of Shi’i Islam History, Theology and Law


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English | ISBN: 1780765061 | 2014 | 640 pages | AZW3 | 5 MB
Shi’i Islam, with its rich and extensive history, has played a crucial role in the evolution of Islam as both a major world religion and civilization. The prolific achievements of Shi?i theologians, philosophers and others are testament to the spiritual and intellectual wealth of this community. Yet Shi?i studies has unjustly remained a long-neglected field, despite the important contribution that Shi’ism has made to Islamic traditions. Only in recent decades, partially spurred by global interest in political events of the Middle East, have scholars made some significant contributions in this area. The Study of Shi’i Islam presents papers originally delivered at the first international colloquium dedicated exclusively to Shi’i studies, held in 2010 at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. Within the book are eight sections, namely, history, the Qur’an and its Shi’i interpretations, ?ad?th, law, authority, theology, rites and rituals, and intellectual traditions and philosophy.

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Shi’ite Lebanon Transnational Religion and the Making of National Identities


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English | 2008 | ISBN: 0231144261, 023114427X | EPUB | pages: 312 | 3.6 mb
By recasting the relationship between religion and nationalism in the Middle East, Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr proposes a new framework for understanding Shi’ite politics in Lebanon. Her study draws on a variety of untapped sources, reconsidering not only the politics of the established leadership of Shi’ites but also institutional and popular activities of identity production. Shaery-Eisenlohr traces current Shi’ite politics of piety and authenticity to the coexistence formula in Lebanon and argues that engaging in the discourses of piety and coexistence is a precondition to cultural citizenship in Lebanon. As she demonstrates, debates over the nature of Christianity and Islam and Christian-Muslim dialogue are in fact intertwined with power struggles at the state level.

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