Apocalyptic Islam And Iranian Shiism
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Author |
: Abbas Amanat |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 306 |
Release |
: 2009-02-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780857710444 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0857710443 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism by : Abbas Amanat
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 the leading scholars of Shi'ism. And in this powerful book, a showcase for some of his most influential writing in the field, he addresses the colourful and diverse history of Shi' Islam in both premodern and contemporary times.Focusing specifically on the importance of apocalypticism in the development of modern Shi'i theology, he shows how an immersion in messianic ideas has shaped the conservative character of much Shi'i thinking, and has prevented it from taking a more progressive course. Tracing the continuity of apocalyptic trends from the Middle Ages to the present, Amanat addresses such topics as the early influence on Shi'ism of Zoroastrianism; manifestations of apocalyptic ideology during the Iranian Revolution of 1979; and the rise of the Shi'i clerical establishment during the 19th and 20th centuries. His book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of both religious studies and Middle Eastern history.
Author |
: Abbas Amanat |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 393 |
Release |
: 2009-02-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781786729521 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1786729520 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism by : Abbas Amanat
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 the leading scholars of Shi'ism. And in this powerful book, a showcase for some of his most influential writing in the field, he addresses the colourful and diverse history of Shi' Islam in both premodern and contemporary times.Focusing specifically on the importance of apocalypticism in the development of modern Shi'i theology, he shows how an immersion in messianic ideas has shaped the conservative character of much Shi'i thinking, and has prevented it from taking a more progressive course. Tracing the continuity of apocalyptic trends from the Middle Ages to the present, Amanat addresses such topics as the early influence on Shi'ism of Zoroastrianism; manifestations of apocalyptic ideology during the Iranian Revolution of 1979; and the rise of the Shi'i clerical establishment during the 19th and 20th centuries. His book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of both religious studies and Middle Eastern history.
Author |
: Todd Lawson |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 298 |
Release |
: 2012-03-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136622878 |
ISBN-13 |
: 113662287X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam by : Todd Lawson
Of the several works on the rise and development of the Babi movement, especially those dealing with the life and work of its founder, Sayyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, few deal directly with the compelling and complex web of mysticism, theology and philosophy found in his earliest compositions. This book examines the Islamic roots of the Babi religion, (and by extension the later Baha’i faith which developed out of it), through the Qur’anic commentaries of the Bab and sheds light on its relationship to the wider religious milieu and its profound debt to esoteric Islam, especially Shi'ism. Todd Lawson places the two earliest writings of the Bab within the diverse contexts necessary to understand them, in order to explain why these writings made sense to and inspired his followers. He delves into the history of the tafsir (Qur’an commentary) genre of Islamic scholarship, situates these early writings in the Akhbari, Sufi and most importantly Shaykhi traditions of Islam. In the process, he identifies both the continuities and discontinuities between these works and earlier works of Shi’i tafsir, helping us appreciate significant elements of the Bab’s thought and claims. Filling an important gap in the existing literature on the Babi movement, this book will be of greatest interest to students and scholars of Qur'an commentary, Mysticism, Shi'ism, the modern history of Iran and messianism.
Author |
: Jean-Pierre Filiu |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520264311 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520264312 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Apocalypse in Islam by : Jean-Pierre Filiu
This is an eye-opening exploration of a troubling phenomenon: the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand. Jean-Pierre Filiu uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries, and highlights its extraordinary resurgence in recent decades.
Author |
: Colin Turner |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0700714472 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780700714476 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Islam Without Allah? by : Colin Turner
Br> Islam Without Allah? : The Rise of Religious Externalism in Safavid Iran by Turner, Colin Terms of use This ground-breaking and controversial work locates the antecedents of today's Islamic 'fundamentalism' in 16th and 17th century Iran. Descriptive content provided by Syndetics"! a Bowker service.
Author |
: Abbas Amanat |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2019 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0300248938 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780300248937 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Iran by : Abbas Amanat
A masterfully researched and compelling history of Iran from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first
Author |
: Saïd Amir Arjomand |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 498 |
Release |
: 2016-07-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004326279 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004326278 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sociology of Shiʿite Islam by : Saïd Amir Arjomand
Sociology of Shiʿite Islam is a comprehensive study of the development of Shiʿism. Its bearers first emerged as a sectarian elite, then a hierocracy and finally a theocracy. Imamate, Occultation and the theodicy of martyrdom are identified as the main components of the Shiʻism as a world religion. In these collected essays Arjomand has persistenly developed a Weberian theoretical framework for the analysis of Shiʿism, from its sectarian formation in the eighth century through the establishment of the Safavid empire in the sixteenth century, to the Islamic revolution in Iran in the twentieth century. These studies highlight revolutionary impulses embedded in the belief in the advent of the hidden Imam, and the impact of Shiʻite political ethics on the authority structure of pre-modern Iran and the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Author |
: Majid Mohammadi |
Publisher |
: Dan & Mo Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 329 |
Release |
: 2022-08-22 |
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: |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis It Was Supposed to Be Healing and Give Meaning to Life by : Majid Mohammadi
This book discusses the functions of religion beyond political frameworks, focusing on the truly existing religion of Islam and Shi`ism, which have strayed from these functions. These functions include healing, a sense of belonging and socialization created by attending religious services, and a sense of connection to a sacred source such as an abstract god and sacred objects.
Author |
: Reza Safa |
Publisher |
: Charisma Media |
Total Pages |
: 241 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781591859888 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1591859883 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Coming Fall of Islam in Iran by : Reza Safa
Safa, a former Shiite Muslim and a recognized authority on Islamic issues, chronicles what God is doing in the Islamic world, including Iran, where thousands of former faithful Muslims are converting to Christianity.
Author |
: A. C. S. Peacock |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 313 |
Release |
: 2019-10-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108499361 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108499368 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Islam, Literature and Society in Mongol Anatolia by : A. C. S. Peacock
A new understanding of the transformation of Anatolia to a Muslim society in the thirteenth-fourteenth centuries based on previously unpublished sources.