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The Sunna and Shi´a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East
Meir Litvak (Ed.)
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Paperback. Sunni-Shi'i relations have undergone significant transformations in recent decades. In order to understand these developments, the contributors to the present volume demonstrate the complexity of Sunni-Shi'i relations by analyzing political, ideological, and social encounters between the two communities from early Islamic history to the present. Editor(s): Bengio, Ofra; Litvak, Meir. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRCJ; HRH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Sunni-Shi'i relations have undergone significant transformations in recent decades. In order to understand these developments, the contributors to the present volume demonstrate the complexity of Sunni-Shi'i relations by analyzing political, ideological, and social encounters between the two communities from early Islamic history to the present.
Sunni-Shi'i relations have undergone significant transformations in recent decades. In order to understand these developments, the contributors to the present volume demonstrate the complexity of Sunni-Shi'i relations by analyzing political, ideological, and social encounters between the two communities from early Islamic history to the present.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137485588
SKU
V9781137485588
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About Meir Litvak (Ed.)
MEIR LITVAK Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University, Israel. Ofra Bengio is a Senior Research Fellow at The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and a Professor in Middle East History at Tel Aviv University. MEIR Litvak is the Director of the Center for Iranian ... Read more
Reviews for The Sunna and Shi´a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East
Although there have been a few previous works on the subject of ecumenism and conflict in Islam between Sunnism and Shi'ism, none has had the breadth and depth of this book. It will appeal to readers who want to be better informed about an important area that is vital to understanding what is going on the in the Middle East. ... Read more