Sacred Space And Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi’ite Islam

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Book Title: Sacred Space And Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi’ite Islam
Author: Juan Cole
Publisher: I. B. Tauris (October 4, 2002)
Paperback: 224 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1860647367
ISBN-13: 978-1860647369

Book Description
Juan Cole examines Shi’i Islam as a world religion that has faced modernity on its own terms. He explores the little known history of Shi’i communities as far afield as Bahrain and India, giving attention as well to important centers such as Lebanon , Iraq, and Iran. He demonstrates the way in which the Shi’is have sought to define space and time as sacred, and to defend those spaces from encroachment by the Other, whether that other be Sunni Arab, Hindu, or European Christian.

Book Review
Juan Cole is a noted expert on Shi’ism and here gathers several of his seminal research articles and essays. -C. A.
“…succeeds in drawing significant conclusions that benefit specialists of Islamic studies and students….” -El-Sayed el-Aswad, Digest of Middle East Studies

About the Author
Juan Cole is Professor of History at the University of Michigan and the editor of International Journal of Middle East Studies.

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