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The Shia Revival Updates
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Author : Vali Nasr
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2016-09-06
The Shia Revival Updates written by Vali Nasr and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Religion categories.
“Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book (Washington Post). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, The Shia Revival provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences. A new epilogue elucidates the rise of ISIS and ongoing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Shia Revival
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Author : Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Shia Revival written by Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Islam and politics categories.
In The Shia Revival, Professor Nasr gives a penetrating and historical account of sectarian conflict in the Muslim world and argues that, although many in the West may see Iraq as the beginning of this violent struggle, this conflict actually dates back to 632 A.D. with the death of the prophet Muhammad and disagreements over who should be his successor. He writes that, "like the Protestant-Catholic conflict that marked the transition to modernity in the West, the Muslim world is undergoing a transformation between rival religious communities." While it's true that history and theology fuel the dispute, Professor Nasr tells us that the debate is less about doctrinal differences and more about the desire for political power and recognition.
The Shia Revival
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Author : Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Release Date : 2006
The Shia Revival written by Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr and has been published by W. W. Norton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Political Science categories.
Considers the ways in which struggles between the Shia and Sunni in the Middle East will affect the region's future, offering insight into the long-standing, brutal power conflicts between Iran and Saudi Arabia for political and spiritual leadership of the Muslim world.
The Shia Revival How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape The Future
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Author : Vali Nasr
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2007-04-17
The Shia Revival How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape The Future written by Vali Nasr and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-17 with Religion categories.
A New York Times Bestseller "Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes."—Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr has become one of America's leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, admired and welcomed by both media and government for his "concise and coherent" analysis (Wall Street Journal, front-page profile). In this "remarkable work" (Anderson Cooper), Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam, providing a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and shedding crucial light on its modern-day consequences.
The Shia Revival
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Author : Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2016-09-13
The Shia Revival written by Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Religion categories.
“Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book (Washington Post). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, The Shia Revival provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences. A new epilogue elucidates the rise of ISIS and ongoing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Persian Puzzle
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Author : Kenneth Pollack
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2004-11-02
The Persian Puzzle written by Kenneth Pollack and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-02 with Political Science categories.
In his highly influential book The Threatening Storm, bestselling author Kenneth Pollack both informed and defined the national debate about Iraq. Now, in The Persian Puzzle, published to coincide with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis, he examines the behind-the-scenes story of the tumultuous relationship between Iran and the United States, and weighs options for the future. Here Pollack, a former CIA analyst and National Security Council official, brings his keen analysis and insider perspective to the long and ongoing clash between the United States and Iran, beginning with the fall of the shah and the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran in 1979. Pollack examines all the major events in U.S.-Iran relations–including the hostage crisis, the U.S. tilt toward Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war, the Iran-Contra scandal, American-Iranian military tensions in 1987 and 1988, the covert Iranian war against U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf that culminated in the 1996 Khobar Towers terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, and recent U.S.-Iran skirmishes over Afghanistan and Iraq. He explains the strategies and motives from American and Iranian perspectives and tells how each crisis colored the thinking of both countries’ leadership as they shaped and reshaped their policies over time. Pollack also describes efforts by moderates of various stripes to try to find some way past animosities to create a new dynamic in Iranian-American relations, only to find that when one side was ready for such a step, the other side fell short. With balanced tone and insight, Pollack explains how the United States and Iran reached this impasse; why this relationship is critical to regional, global, and U.S. interests; and what basic political choices are available as we deal with this important but deeply troubled country.
Shi Ism
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Author : Seyyed Hossein Nasr
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1988-08-29
Shi Ism written by Seyyed Hossein Nasr and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-08-29 with Religion categories.
This is an anthology of the most significant writing on the doctrinal, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of Shicism. The works included here foster an interpretive understanding of Shicism in its dogmatic and cognitive aspects. The intent of this book is to balance the attention that has been focused on the political aspect of Shicism. Shicism is often seen, not only as an essentially political phenomenon, but as a creed of violence. Understanding Shicism in its total reality will encourage a more balanced approach to issues which are viewed mostly politically. While not denying the importance of political manifestations, this book offers an understanding of the often neglected religious beliefs and spiritual practices of this world community.
Transnational Shia Politics
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Author : Laurence Louër
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2011
Transnational Shia Politics written by Laurence Louër and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Political Science categories.
This book illuminates the historical origins and present situation of militant Shia transnational networks by focusing on three key countries in the Gulf, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, whose Shia Islamic groups are the offspring of Iraqi movements. The reshaping of the area's geopolitics after the Gulf War and the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003 have had a profound impact on transnational Shiite networks, pushing them to focus on national issues in the context of new political opportunities. For example, from being fierce opponents of the Saudi monarchy, Saudi Shiite militants have tended to become upholders of the Al-Sa'ud dynasty.The question remains, however, how deeply in society have these new beliefs taken root? Can Shiites be Saudi or Bahraini patriots? Louer concludes her book by analysing the transformation of the Shia' movements' relation to central religious authority, the marja', who reside either in Iraq and Iran. This is all the more problematic when the marja' is also the head of a state, as with Ali Khamenei of Iran, who has many followers in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Islamism And Islam
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Author : Bassam Tibi
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2012-05-22
Islamism And Islam written by Bassam Tibi and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-22 with Social Science categories.
A senior scholar of Islamic politics, providing a corrective to a dangerous gap in understanding, explores the true nature of contemporary Islamism and the essential ways in which it differs from the religious faith of Islam.
Muqtada
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Author : Patrick Cockburn
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 2008-04-08
Muqtada written by Patrick Cockburn and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From one of the bravest and most-respected correspondents in the Middle East comes the first-ever biography of the formidable, young Shiite leader, who many predict will take over Iraq after the Americans leave.