The Vanished Imam : Musa Al Sadr and the Shia of Lebanon

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In the summer of 1978, Musa al Sadr, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Shia sect in Lebanon, disappeared mysteriously while on a visit to Libya. As in the Shia myth of the "Hidden Imam," this modern-day Imam left his followers upholding his legacy and awaiting his return. Considered an ou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ajami, Fouad (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, April 2012
Temas:
Ṣadr, Mūsá
Shīʻah > Lebanon.
Shiites > Lebanon > Biography.
Chiisme > Liban.
Chiites > Liban > Biographies.
HISTORY.
Middle East / General.
Shīʻah
Shiites
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Islam.
Lebanon
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Content
  • A Note on Sources and Purpose
  • For the Nonspecialist Reader
  • Prologue: The Disappearance of Imam Musa al Sadr
  • The Intimate Stranger: Sayyid Musa of Qom
  • The World the Cleric Adopted
  • The Path the Cleric Took: Sayyid Musa and His Companions
  • Reinterpreting Shiism: Imam al Sadr and the Themes of Shia History
  • The Tightrope Act
  • The Legacy and Its Inheritors
  • Index

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