In a Pure Muslim Land: Shi’ism Between Pakistan and the Middle East
Simon Wolfgang Fuchs
"Centering Pakistan in a story of transnational Islam stretching from South Asia to the Middle East, Simon Wolfgang Fuchs offers the first in-depth ethnographic history of the intellectual production of Shi'is and their religious competitors in this 'Land of the Pure.' The notion of Pakistan as the pinnacle of modern global Muslim aspiration forms a crucial component of this story. It has empowered Shi'is, who form about 20 percent of the country's population, to advance alternative conceptions of their religious hierarchy while claiming the support of towering grand ayatollahs in Iran and Iraq"--
หมวดหมู่:
ปี:
2019
สำนักพิมพ์:
The University of North Carolina Press
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
352
ISBN 10:
1469649799
ISBN 13:
9781469649795
ซีรีส์:
Islamic Civilization & Muslim Networks
ไฟล์:
EPUB, 3.92 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2019