Book Review Of Shi A Islam From Religion To Revolution By Heinz Halm

Author : Sophie Duhnkrack
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 16 pages
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Release : 2009-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783640341801

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Book Review of "Shi’a Islam: From Religion to Revolution" by Heinz Halm by Sophie Duhnkrack Pdf

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2009 in the subject Theology - Comparative Religion Studies, grade: 96, Ben Gurion University, course: Formation of Islam, language: English, abstract: Professor Heinz Halm’s work Shi’a Islam: From Religion to Revolution deals with the origins and developments of Shi’ism in general and the Shi’i history of Iran, with special attention paid to the Iranian Revolution, which gave rise to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Professor Halm’s study aims to synthesize these two major thematic blocks which are located in quite distant historical periods. Within the analysis of Shi’ism the author depicts the major rituals and their history, utilizing travelogues and descriptions of majorly European observers. He compares and examines historical processes which led to the revolution, as well as the revolution itself and its outcome on the basis of previously described characteristics of Shi’ism. . Firstly this article will give a short presentation of the book’s structure and a summary of its contents. Further on, it will compare the work with Jonathan Berkey’s The Formation of Islam and Ervand Abrahamian’s Khomeinism: Essays of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to examine different approaches and interpretations of various issues covered by all three works. Successively the article will focus on the methodology, the use of sources and the style of Shi’a Islam and it will conclude with some criticism and suggestions for further reading in this field.

Author : Sophie Duhnkrack
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640341849

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Book Review of Shi'a Islam by Sophie Duhnkrack Pdf

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2009 in the subject Theology - Comparative Religion Studies, grade: 96, Ben Gurion University, course: Formation of Islam, language: English, abstract: Professor Heinz Halm's work Shi'a Islam: From Religion to Revolution deals with the origins and developments of Shi'ism in general and the Shi'i history of Iran, with special attention paid to the Iranian Revolution, which gave rise to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Professor Halm's study aims to synthesize these two major thematic blocks which are located in quite distant historical periods. Within the analysis of Shi'ism the author depicts the major rituals and their history, utilizing travelogues and descriptions of majorly European observers. He compares and examines historical processes which led to the revolution, as well as the revolution itself and its outcome on the basis of previously described characteristics of Shi'ism. . Firstly this article will give a short presentation of the book's structure and a summary of its contents. Further on, it will compare the work with Jonathan Berkey's The Formation of Islam and Ervand Abrahamian's Khomeinism: Essays of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to examine different approaches and interpretations of various issues covered by all three works. Successively the article will focus on the methodology, the use of sources and the style of Shi'a Islam and it will conclude with some criticism and suggestions for further reading in this field.

Author : Heinz Halm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015046809284

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Shi'a Islam by Heinz Halm Pdf

Attempts to explain the bewildering events in the Middle East.

Author : Heinz Halm
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Shi'ah
ISBN : 0231135866

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Shi'ism by Heinz Halm Pdf

Heinz Halm's work presents a thorough discussion of the history, theology, and current state of this branch of Islam. Newly revised, Shi'ism includes updated information on the fate of the Shi'ite revolution in Iran as well as a new chapter on Iraq. Halm explores how Shi'ism differs from the rest of Islam, discussing the prominence of its authorities, the Imams, as well as its legal system, practices of worship, places of pilgrimages, and a religious ethos characterized by a fervor to suffer for the cause.

Author : Heinz Halm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:898941260

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Shi'i Islam by Heinz Halm Pdf

Author : Etan Kohlberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351900287

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Shi'ism by Etan Kohlberg Pdf

This volume brings together seventeen articles reflecting the wide range of scholarly interest in early Shi`ism over the past half century. All major branches of Shi`ism are covered. Some studies are historical in nature, whether dealing with specific events or offering a broad historical perspective. Others focus on literary issues, on the development of doctrine or on the relations between the Shi`a and the non-Shi`i world. The studies have been selected because they represent the best of current scholarship, or are classic works with continuing significance; six appear for the first time in English translation. The editor's introduction reviews the historiography of the field and highlights directions and trends in research and is followed by a bibliography of key further reading.

Author : Colin Turner,Paul Luft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1704 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-31
Category : Shīʻah
ISBN : 0415391873

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Shi'ism by Colin Turner,Paul Luft Pdf

The four volumes of this set bring together key contributions to the study of Shi'ism, giving access to material that has hitherto been scattered and difficult to locate. While the majority of the material stems from the past fifty years, earlier studies are included, providing insight into the field's development. This collection reflects the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of today's Shi'ite studies. Volume One covers the birth of Shi'ism and traces its development. The emphasis is on the socio-political history of communities self-identifying as Shi'ite, focusing largely on the majority 'Twelvers', but also covering 'offshoot' sects. Volume Two consists of articles which explore the theologies and philosophical ideals of Shi'ism. Particular emphasis is given to those aspects of Shi'ite orthodoxy and orthopraxy which distinguish them from the Sunni majority. Volume Three is devoted to Shi'ite law, with special reference to the evolution of 'independent reasoning' - the principle which underpins the inherent dynamism of Shi'ite jurisprudence and which has ensured continuation of development down to the present day. Volume Four concentrates on the development of theories of government among the Shi'ite scholarly milieu, tracing political Shi'ism from its turbulent beginnings to its pre-modern and contemporary manifestation.

Author : Heinz Halm
Publisher : Princeton Series on the Middle East
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106019529822

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The Shiites by Heinz Halm Pdf

The author highlights the three main aspects of Shi'a Islam: its historical development, especially the history of the Imams; the rituals, including flagellation and passion plays; and the rule of the mullahs, known as the "government of experts." Shi'ism is as old as Islam. It began as an exclusively Arab political issue of succession to Muhammad, and was later embraced by the Iranians. At the core of Shi'i religious practice are rituals of mourning and atonement.--Publisher description.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Arab countries
ISBN : UOM:39015066146245

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مجلة الدراسات العربية by Anonim Pdf

Author : Heinz Halm
Publisher : Tauris Academic Studies
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 1850439206

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The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning by Heinz Halm Pdf

The Fatimid period was the golden age of Ismaili thought and literature, when the Shi'ite Ismaili Imams ruled over vast areas of the Muslim world as the Fatimid caliphs and the Ismailis made important contributions to Islamic civilization. In this book, Heinz Halm investigates from a historical perspective the intellectual traditions that developed among the Ismailis from the rise of the Fatimid state in North Africa to the cultural brilliance of what the author calls 'one of the great eras in Egyptian history and in Islamic history in general.' The topics discussed include the training of the Ismaili da'is or missionaries, the establishment of academic institutions such as al-Azhar and the Dar al-Ilm (House of Knowledge) through which the Fatimids encouraged learning, and the special 'sessions of wisdom' (majalis al-hikma) for advanced instruction in Ismaili esoteric teachings.

Author : John McHugo
Publisher : Saqi Books
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780863561580

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A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is by John McHugo Pdf

In this richly layered and engrossing account, John McHugo reveals how the great divide in Islam occurred. Charting the story of Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, he describes the conflicts that raged over the succession to the Prophet, how Sunnism and Shi'ism evolved as different sects during the Abbasid caliphate, and how the rivalry between the empires of the Sunni Ottomans and Shi'i Safavids contrived to ensure that the split would continue into modern times. Now its full, destructive force has been brought out by the struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran for the soul of the Muslim world. Definitive and insightful, A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is is an essential guide to understanding the genesis, development and manipulation of one of the greatest schisms that has come to define Islam and the Muslim world.

Author : Lara Deeb
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400840786

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An Enchanted Modern by Lara Deeb Pdf

Based on two years of ethnographic research in the southern suburbs of Beirut, An Enchanted Modern demonstrates that Islam and modernity are not merely compatible, but actually go hand-in-hand. This eloquent ethnographic portrayal of an Islamic community articulates how an alternative modernity, and specifically an enchanted modernity, may be constructed by Shi'I Muslims who consider themselves simultaneously deeply modern, cosmopolitan, and pious. In this depiction of a Shi'I Muslim community in Beirut, Deeb examines the ways that individual and collective expressions and understandings of piety have been debated, contested, and reformulated. Women take center stage in this process, a result of their visibility both within the community, and in relation to Western ideas that link the status of women to modernity. By emphasizing the ways notions of modernity and piety are lived, debated, and shaped by "everyday Islamists," this book underscores the inseparability of piety and politics in the lives of pious Muslims.

Author : Ahmet T. Kuru
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108419093

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Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment by Ahmet T. Kuru Pdf

Analyzes Muslim countries' contemporary problems, particularly violence, authoritarianism, and underdevelopment, comparing their historical levels of development with Western Europe.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231027420

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The different aspects of islamic culture by UNESCO Pdf

This volume, the first of six to be published, studies fundamental values of Islam, along with the nature of rights and the responsibilities in a general context. The authors analyse the development of social thought and morality in Islam, and ways in which they are enforced through the family and education. Particular attention is paid to the status of women, children, youth and the socially excluded. Several chapters broach specially Islamic approaches to economics, government and justice. A world religion since its inception in the seventh century A.D., Islam is today seeking vigorous answers to contemporary problems through its multi-faceted history. Issues of poverty and wealth, inequality and demands for political expression, and respect for diversity in a difficult world of conformity are dealt with in this series. The study is organized along thematic rather than chronological lines and thus it is not necessary to read the volumes in order. Volume II is in fact the first to have been published. Volume IV is forthcoming end 2002, volume V mid 2003 and volumes III and VI in 2004. This volume, the first of six to be published, studies fundamental values of Islam, along with the nature of rights and the responsibilities in a general context. The authors analyse the development of social thought and morality in Islam, and ways in which they are enforced through the family and education. Particular attention is paid to the status of women, children, youth and the socially excluded. Several chapters broach specially Islamic approaches to economics, government and justice.

Author : Matthew Pierce
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674969100

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Twelve Infallible Men by Matthew Pierce Pdf

In the tenth century Shiˀa scholars assembled accounts of twelve imams’ lives, portraying them as miracle workers who were betrayed. These biographies invoked shared cultural memories, shaped communal responses and ritual practices of mourning, and inspired Shiˀa identity and religious imagination for centuries to come, Matthew Pierce shows.