The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam: Religion, Political Order, and Societal Change in Shi'ite Iran from the Beginning to 1890

by Said Amir Arjomand

Book Overview

Dismissing oversimplified and politically charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand offers a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226027848
• ISBN13: 9780226027845
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"