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1	The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist "No one writes about Muslim history with greater authority, or intelligence, or literary charm than Professor Bernard Lewis."--Sunday Times (London). The Assassins is a comprehensive, readable, and authoritative account of history's first terrorists. An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.27! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras more books like this by Jonah Blank add to wishlist The values of traditionalist Islam are often portrayed as inherently hostile to those of a modern, pluralistic society. This book shatters many of these stereotypes. Jonah Blank provides a first-hand account of the Daudi Bohra community, a Shi'a denomination numbering 1 million, concentrated in South Asia but spread worldwide. This society has no ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $25.93! \| SVS
3	An Introduction to Shi'i Islam: The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi'ism more books like this by Dr. Moojan Momen add to wishlist This book is a general introduction to Shi'i Islam-specifically to Twelver Shi'ism, to which the majority of Shi'is belong today. It deals with the history and development of this important religion, giving an account of Shi'i doctrines and focusing in particular on those areas in which it differs from Sunni Islam. see all copies from $14.25! new only from $25.28!
4	Shi'is of Iraq more books like this by Yitzhak Nakash add to wishlist Iraqi Shi'is, the country's majority group, are politically disinherited, as was vividly demonstrated in the aftermath of the Gulf War. This study provides an historical background to the understanding of the Shi'is' place in today's Sunni-dominated Iraq. It challenges the widely held belief that their culture and politics are a reflection of ... see all copies from $16.51! new only from $25.96! \| first editions
5	After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam more books like this by Lesley Hazleton add to wishlist Balancing past and present, Hazelton shows how 7th-century events are alive in Middle Eastern hearts and minds today as though they had just happened, shaping modern headlines from Iran's Islamic Revolution to the civil war in Iraq. see all copies from $13.74! new only from $13.74! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Know Your Islam more books like this by Yousuf N Lalljee add to wishlist Islam is the creed of Peace -- Peace through surrender to the Creator or Allah. According to Islam, Allah sent many of His messengers or prophets to mankind in order to "bring it out of the darkness or error and ignorance" into "the light of rectitude and knowledge." The first of these prophets was Adam and the last of them all was Muhammad ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| SVS
7	Sacred Space and Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi'ite Islam more books like this by Juan Cole add to wishlist This volume sets out to answer the following questions: how is it that Shi'ite Muslims have set the agenda of political discourse in the Islamic world in recent years? Why have Shi'ites been at the forefront of Islam's reassessment of the West? In the past 300 years, Shi'ite Islam, already the state religion in Iran since the 16th century, has ... see all copies from $16.13! new only from $21.00!
8	Throne of Gold: The Lives of the Aga Khans more books like this by Anne Edwards add to wishlist The first in-depth biography of the the descendants of Mohammed--the Aga Khan dynasty, the spiritual leaders of the Ismailis, a sect of Shia Muslims. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
9	Spiritual body and celestial earth : from Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran. more books like this by Henry Corbin add to wishlist It may be that the world which our authors here describe in symbolic language as the "eighth climate" will be seen by Western people as the "lost continent". Should some of them be searching for it, the Spiritual Masters whom the present book seeks to interpret will perhaps serve as their guides. see all copies from $24.00! new only from $39.36! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines more books like this by Farhad Daftary add to wishlist This authoritative book traces the history and doctrinal development of the Isma'ili movement from its origins to the present day, a period of twelve centuries. It is the first comprehensive synthesis of the scattered results of modern scholarship on the subject and it draws on numerous primary and secondary texts, and particularly a number of ... see all copies from $55.95! new only from $65.84! \| SVS
11 view cover	Shiism more books like this by Heinz Halm add to wishlist What is the difference between the Sunni Muslims and the Shiites? This comprehensive survey of all the Shiite groups traces the history of the individual branches from their beginnings to their current status in the modern world, taking a close look at their special dogmatic and organizational development. It examines the origins of the political ... see all copies from $9.75! new only from $14.19! \| SVS
12 view cover	Arab Shi'a : the forgotten Muslims more books like this by Graham E. Fuller, Rend Rahim Francke add to wishlist This book is about the Arab Shi'a community, a group whose identity and relations to the rest of the Middle East cut to the heart of politics and society in the Arab and Muslim world. The Arab Shi'a represent a majority of the overall population along the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf and are the largest religious group in Lebanon. Historically ... see all copies from $3.98! new only from $30.21! \| SVS
13	The Vanished Imam: Musa Al Sadr and the Shia of Lebanon more books like this by Fouad Ajami add to wishlist see all copies from $16.88! new only from $19.12! \| first editions
14 view cover	Debating Muslims: Cultural Dialogues in Postmodernity and Tradition more books like this by Michael M J Fischer, Mehdi Abedi add to wishlist The aim of this book is to present in their historical context the debates that have been taking place in the Muslim world recently. It describes the place of Iranian culture in contemporary art and thought and the increasing influence Muslims are having on Western societies. In an introductory autobiographical chapter, Mehdi Abedi introduces ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $26.45!
15 view cover	The Martyrs of Karbala: Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran more books like this by Kamran Scot Aghaie add to wishlist This innovative study examines patterns of change in Shi'i symbols and rituals over the past two centuries to reveal how modernization has influenced the societal, political, and religious culture of Iran. Shi'is, who support the Prophet Mohammad's progeny as his successors in opposition to the Sunni caliphate tradition, make up 10 to 15 percent ... see all copies from $19.71! new only from $19.71! \| SVS
16 view cover	Islam in Practice: Religious Beliefs in a Persian Village more books like this by Reinhold Loeffler add to wishlist see all copies from $4.50! new only from $24.51! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Twelver Shi'a as a Muslim Minority in India: Pulpit of Tears more books like this by Toby M Howarth add to wishlist One of the most important current debates within and about Islam concerns its relation with power. Can Muslims be fundamentally content without power or as a minority? This book considers the voice of an important Muslim minority through its sermons. Indian Shi'i Muslims are a minority within a minority, constituting about ten to fifteen percent ... see all copies from $167.63! new only from $175.75!
18 view cover	The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation more books like this by Shafique N Virani add to wishlist In the thirteenth century, an edict of the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan ordained that the Ismaili Muslims, who had hitherto resisted all attempts at subjugation, be utterly destroyed. This book examines the obscure portion of this period, from the mid-thirteenth century to the end of the fifteenth century. see all copies from $50.76! new only from $57.87! \| first editions
19 view cover	Mahdis and Millenarians: Shi'ite Extremists in Early Muslim Iraq more books like this by William Frederick Tucker add to wishlist Mahdis and Millenarians is a discussion of Shiite groups in eighth- and ninth-century Iraq and Iran, whose ideas reflected a mixture of indigenous non-Muslim religious teachings and practices in Iraq in the early centuries of Islamic rule and demonstrates the fluidity of religious boundaries of this period. Particular attention is given to the ... see all copies from $72.05! new only from $72.05! \| SVS
20 view cover	Justice and Remembrance: Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali more books like this by Reza Shah-Kazemi add to wishlist Ali b. Abi Talib, son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, first Shi'i imam and fourth caliph, is a monumental figure within the Islamic tradition. But despite the immense importance of Imam Ali, there is a dearth of literature in Western languages about his life and thought. This book - the first serious engagement in English with the ... see all copies from $15.01! new only from $30.77!
21 view cover	The Most Learned of the Shia: The Institution of the Marja Taqlid more books like this by Linda S Walbridge (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of essays explores the nature of political and religious leadership in Shi'ism. The contributors look at a variety of historical periods - from medieval to modern - to reveal the social, political, and theological factors that have influenced the development of Shi'ite leadership. see all copies from $74.03! new only from $81.38! \| SVS
22 view cover	Reliving Karbala: Martyrdom in South Asian Memory more books like this by Syed Akbar Hyder add to wishlist In 680 C.E., a small band of the Prophet Muhammads family and their followers, led by his grandson, Husain, rose up in a rebellion against the ruling caliph, Yazid. The family and its supporters, hopelessly outnumbered, were massacred at Karbala, in modern-day Iraq. The story of Karbala is the cornerstone of institutionalized devotion and mourning ... see all copies from $10.77! new only from $10.77! \| SVS
23 view cover	Origins and early development of Shia Islam more books like this by Syed Husain M. Jafri add to wishlist In this book, Dr. Jafri has reconstructed and presented the development of an Islamic ideal in the form of Shi'ism. This is a particular vision of religious leadership which derives its authority directly from the person of the Prophet, therefore enjoying divine sanction to all decisions made on issues of conscience. He traces the Shi'a response ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $99.75!
24 view cover	Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism more books like this by Abbas Amanat add to wishlist Interest in Shi'i Islam is running at unprecedented levels. International tensions over Iran, where the largest number of Shi'i Muslims live, as well as the political resurgence of the Shi'i in Iraq and Lebanon, have created an urgent need to understand the background, beliefs and motivations of this dynamic vision of Islam. Abbas Amanat is one of ... see all copies from $27.60! new only from $27.60! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Women of Karbala: Ritual Performance and Symbolic Discourses in Modern Shi'i Islam more books like this by Kamran Scot Aghaie (Editor) add to wishlist Commemorating the Battle of Karbala, in which the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hosayn and seventy-two of his family members and supporters were martyred in 680 CE, is the central religious observance of Shi'i Islam. Though much has been written about the rituals that re-enact and venerate Karbala, until now no one has studied women's participation ... see all copies from $12.49! new only from $29.54! \| SVS

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