Expectation of the Millennium: Shi'ism in History

By Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr and Hamid Dabashi

Book Overview

This is an anthology on the history, politics, and social aspects of Shi'ism including translations of original sources. It examines the historical development of Shi'ism, Shi'i political thought, the status of Shi'i minority communities in the Muslim world, and the life and works of prominent social and political thinkers. The book assesses the extent of the politicization process in Shi'ism in recent years and addresses that important question of the Shi'i attitude towards authority.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088706843X
• ISBN13: 9780887068430
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.