Little is known in the West about the division of the Islamic world into Shiites and Sunnites and even less about the stratification of these two groups, with most of the attention going to the Sunnites. Moosa's comprehensive study of the origins and cultural aspects of the different extremist, or Ghulat, Shiite sects in the Middle East is a ground-breaking work. These sects whose 'extremism' is essentially religious are generally a peaceful people and, except for the Nusayris of Syria, are not political activists.
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Little is known in the West about the division of the Islamic world into Shiites and Sunnites and even less about the stratification of these two groups. Moosa’s comprehensive study of the origins and cultural aspects of the different extremist, or Ghulat, Shiite sects in the Middle East is a ground-breaking work.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780815624110
Publisert
1988-02-28
Utgiver
Syracuse University Press; Syracuse University Press
Vekt
1021 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
33 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
606
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