Sunnis and Shi'a : a political history of discord /

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"This book is a historical and sociological reading of the relation between Sunnis and Shias from the inception of the dispute for Mohammed's succession until today. It is divided in two parts. The first part offers a comprehensive history of the divide. It shows how Shiism was, during muc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Louër, Laurence (Author)
Other Authors: Rundell, Ethan S. (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Shīʻah > Relations > Sunnites.
Sunnites > Relations > Shīʻah.
Islam > Doctrines.
Islam and politics.
Chiisme > Relations > Sunnisme.
Sunnisme > Relations > Chiisme.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Interfaith relations
Islam and politics
Islam > Doctrines
Shīʻah
Sunnites
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE. BETWEEN POLITICS AND RELIGION
  • 1. Caliphate and Imamate
  • 2. Rivalry and Convergence
  • 3. Islam as Ideology: Sunni and Shi'a Islamism
  • 4. An Islamist International?
  • 5. From Pan-Islamism to Sectarianism
  • PART TWO. MANAGING SECTARIAN DIFFERENCE
  • 6. Iraq: On the Frontier of Sunnism and Shi'ism
  • 7. Bahrain: The Legacy of a Conquest
  • 8. Pakistan: From Muslim State to Islamic State
  • 9. Pragmatic Sectarianism? Sunnis and Shi'a in Saudi Arabia and Iran
  • 10. Yemen: Zaydism between Sunnism and Shi'ism
  • 11. Lebanon: The Search for a New Sectarian Pact
  • Conclusion
  • Chronology
  • Notes
  • Bibliography.

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