[PDF.26fv] Twelve Infallible Men: The Imams and the Making of Shi’ism

Twelve Infallible Men: The Imams and the Making of Shi’ism

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 | #863302 in Books |  2016-06-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x6.25 x1.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Great|By zach|An erudite survey of salient themes found in Imami Shi'i hagiographical literature from the 10th to 12th century. Pierce provides an analysis of the key features of the Imam's collective biographies and demonstrates how these works eventually came to influence a unique Twelver Shi'i identity. There is an extensive notes section at the end which leads the reader t| |An exemplary work on a hitherto understudied yet highly significant topic. Pierce succeeds admirably in making these biographies speak to central concerns in the contemporary study of Shiˀism in particular and of Islam in general. He writes with ease a

A millennium ago, Baghdad was the capital of one of history’s greatest civilizations. A new Islamic era was under way. Yet despite the profound cultural achievements, many Muslims felt their society had gone astray. Shiˀa Muslims challenged the dominant narrative of Islamic success with stories of loss. Faithful Muslims have long debated whether Sunni caliphs or Shiˀa imams were the true heirs of the Prophet Muhammad. More influential has been the way Muslim c...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Twelve Infallible Men: The Imams and the Making of Shi’ism   |  Matthew Pierce. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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