Twelver Shiism : unity and diversity in the life of Islam, 632 to 1722 / Andrew J. Newman.

As many as 40 different Shìi groups existed in the 9th and 10th centuries yet only 3 forms have survived. Why is Twelver Shìism one of them As the established faith in modern Iran, the majority faith in Iraq and areas in the Gulf and with its adherents forming sizeable minorities elsewhere in the...

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Main Author: Newman, Andrew J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
Series:New Edinburgh Islamic surveys.
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