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The Shi'a in modern South Asia: religion, history and politics

Contributor(s): Jones, Justin, 1980- [editor.] | Qasmi, Ali Usman [editor.]Publication details: Delhi, India Cambridge University Press 2015Description: vi, 212 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781107108905Subject(s): Shīʻah -- South Asia | Shiites -- South Asia | HISTORY / Asia / India & South AsiaDDC classification: 297.820954 LOC classification: BP192.7.S64 | S55 2015Other classification: HIS017000 Online resources: Cover image

Contents:

Introduction / Francis Robinson -- Faith Deployed for a New Shi'i Polity in India / Sajjad Rizvi -- The Isma'ili - Isna 'Ashari Divide Among the Khojas / Michel Boivin -- Local Nodes of a Transnational Network / Muhammad Amir Ahmad Khan -- Shi'ism, Humanity and Revolution in Twentieth-Century India / Justin Jones -- Universalising Aspirations / Soumen Mukherjee -- Travelling Leaders and Connecting Print Cultures / Shireen Mirza -- Shari'a, Shi'as and Chishtiya Revivalism / Tahir Kamran and Amir Khan Shahid -- Third Wave Shi'ism / Simon Wolfgang Fuchs.

Summary: ""Explores various Shi'i communities across South Asia, revealing the many forms of Shi'i religion within this important region, and examining the responses of these communities to the many transformations of the modern world"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

""Explores various Shi'i communities across South Asia, revealing the many forms of Shi'i religion within this important region, and examining the responses of these communities to the many transformations of the modern world"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

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