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The Shi'a in modern South Asia : religion, history and politics / edited by Justin Jones, Ali Usman Qasmi

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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 212 pages)
Additional Creators
Jones, Justin, 1980- and Qasmi, Ali Usman
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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"--
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ISBN
9781316340370 (electronic bk.)
1316340376 (electronic bk.)
9781316339619 (electronic bk.)
1316339610 (electronic bk.)
9781316258798
1316258793
9781107108905 (hardback)
110710890X (hardback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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