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The Shia Worlds and Iran
Sabrina (Ed) Mervin
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Description for The Shia Worlds and Iran
Paperback. In-depth study of diverse Shi'a groups, from Iraq to Aghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon and Senegal, and their relations with Iran. Contributors include Olivier Roy, Alessandro Monsutti, Joseph Alagha, Kinda Chaib, Thierry Zarcone, Mara A. Leichtman, Pierre-Jean Luizard, Peter Harling and Mariam Abou Zahab. Editor(s): Mervin, Sabrina. Num Pages: 350 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 478.
From Africa to Asia, there are areas that are home to minority and in some cases majority groups of Twelver Shia. Geography and history place Iran at the centre of these Shia worlds, but to what extent can we speak of an 'Iranian model' that these groups follow? This volume presents the Shi'a worlds in all their complexities and explores the tenuous relations between these groups and Iran. It also sheds light on little-known communities such as the Ironi Shi'a of Uzbekistan, and refines our understanding of groups studied more extensively like the Shia's in Iraq. Published in association with ... Read more
From Africa to Asia, there are areas that are home to minority and in some cases majority groups of Twelver Shia. Geography and history place Iran at the centre of these Shia worlds, but to what extent can we speak of an 'Iranian model' that these groups follow? This volume presents the Shi'a worlds in all their complexities and explores the tenuous relations between these groups and Iran. It also sheds light on little-known communities such as the Ironi Shi'a of Uzbekistan, and refines our understanding of groups studied more extensively like the Shia's in Iraq. Published in association with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863564062
SKU
V9780863564062
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About Sabrina (Ed) Mervin
Sabrina Mervin is a senior researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and has worked at the Insitut Francais du Proche Orient since 2004.
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