Shi'ismHeinz Halm's work presents a thorough and accessible 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. Observing a tradition more than 1000 years old, Shi'ites represent 10 percent of the Muslim population, or 100 million people. Halm explores how Shi'ism differs from the rest of Islam, discussing the prominence of its authorities, the Imams, as well as its legal system, practices of worship, places of pilgrimages, and a religious ethos characterized by a fervor to suffer for the cause. Additionally, Halm provides a lucid survey of the various branches of Shi'ism, paying attention to their historical, organizational, and theological developments. The book also considers the appeal and impact of Imams in contemporary Shi'ism and their interpretation of the social and economic problems gripping the Islamic world. |
Contents
The Imamiyya or Twelver Shia | 28 |
The extreme Shia | 154 |
The Ismailiyya or Sevener Shia | 160 |
The Zaydiyya | 202 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abbasid Abdallah Abū Aḥmad Akhbārīs al-Dīn al-Hasan al-Husayn al-islām al-Mufid al-Murtaḍā Alamut Algar Alī Ali's Alid Arab authority Ayatallāh Baghdad Baqir Başra Beirut Būyid Cairo Caliph Calmard century clergy dā'ī da'wa death dervish descendants doctrine Druze dynasty Fatimid Firaq ghayba Halm Hidden Imam Hilla Husayn ijtihad imām Imāmī Iran Iranian Iraq Iraqi Isfahan Islamic Ismā'īlī Ismaili Ja'far Jabal Karbala Khan Kitāb Kufa Kufan Lebanon Leiden London Madelung Mahdī marja Mashhad Mecca Medina Momen Mongol mosque Mu'awiya Muḥammad Muḥammad ibn Muharram mujtahids mullahs Mūsā Muslim mutlaq mystical Najaf Nawbakhti Paris Persian pilgrimage political Prophet Qājār Qizilbash Qumm Qur'anic Rayy recognised religion religious Revolution role Safavid Salamya Sayyid scholars sect Seljuq seventh Imam Shāh Sharif Shaykh al-Mufid Shi'ism Shi'ite Shi'ite tradition shrine sources in translation Strothmann successor Sultan Sunni supporters Syria taqlid Tehran town trans tribes Turcoman twelfth Imam Twelver Shi'a ulama Umayyad vizier Yemen Zaydīs
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