Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq: The 'Ulama' of Najaf and Karbala'

by Meir Litvak

Book Overview

In the nineteenth century, the shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala in Ottoman Iraq emerged as the most important Shi'i centres of learning. In a major contribution to the study of pre-modern Middle... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521892961
• ISBN13: 9780521892964
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"