The Shi'i world : pathways in tradition and modernity
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The Shi'i world : pathways in tradition and modernity
（Muslim heritage series / general editor, Amyn B. Sajoo, 4）
I.B. Tauris : The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index
"In association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London"
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I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
The world's 200 million Shi'i Muslims express their faith in a multiplicity of ways, united by reverence for the ahl al-bayt, the family of the Prophet. In embracing a pluralistic ethic, fourteen centuries of Shi'i Islam have given rise to diverse traditions and practices across varied geographic and cultural landscapes. The Shi'i World is a comprehensive work authored by leading scholars from assorted disciplines, to provide a better understanding of how Shi'i communities view themselves and articulate their teachings. The topics range from Shi'i Islam's historical and conceptual foundations, formative figures and intellectual, legal and moral traditions, to its devotional practices, art and architecture, literature, music and cinema, as well as expressions and experiences of modernity. The book thus provides a panoramic perspective of the richly textured narratives that have shaped the social and moral universe of Shi'i Muslims around the globe.This fourth volume in the Muslim Heritage Series will appeal to specialists and general readers alike, as a timely resource on the prevailing complexities not only of the 'Muslim world', but also of the dynamic Shi'i diasporas of Europe and North America.
Table of Contents
1. Remembering Muhammad - Omid Safi
2. Ali ibn Abi-Talib - Reza Shah Kazemi
3. Imam Jafar al-Sadiq and the Elaboration of Shi'ism - Karim Douglas Crow
4. Legal Traditions - Andrew Newman
5. Ethics: al-Karaki's Quest - Rula J. Abisaab
6. Intellectual Traditions - Paul Walker
7. Emirates, Caliphates and Empires - Shainool Jiwa
8. Devotional Practices - Ali Asani
9. Communities of Interpretation - Moojan Momen, Tahera Qutbuddin, Farhad Daftary
10. Remembering Fatima and Zaynab - Zayn Kassam & Bridget Blomfield
11. Art & Architecture - Jonathan Bloom
12. Literary Traditions - Eric Ormsby
13. Music - William Sumits
14. Shi'ism in Iranian Cinema - Nacim Pak-Shiraz
15. Diasporas - Zulfikar Hirji & Karen Ruffle
16. Modernity: The Ethics of Identity - Amyn B. Sajoo
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