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Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of Modern Religion ; 4Publication details: New York IB Tauris 2009Description: xvi, 286 p., illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781845111243 (hbk.). 1845111249 (hbk.). 9781845119812 (pbk.). 1845119819 (pbk.)
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Interest in Shi'i Islam is running at unprecedented levels. International tensions over Iran, where the largest number of Shi'i Muslims live, as well as the political resurgence of the Shi'i in Iraq and Lebanon, have created an urgent need to understand the background, beliefs and motivations of this dynamic vision of Islam. Abbas Amanat is one of the leading scholars of Shi'ism. And in this powerful book, a showcase for some of his most influential writing in the field, he addresses the colourful and diverse history of Shi' Islam in both premodern and contemporary times.Focusing specifically on the importance of apocalypticism in the development of modern Shi'i theology, he shows how an immersion in messianic ideas has shaped the conservative character of much Shi'i thinking, and has prevented it from taking a more progressive course. Tracing the continuity of apocalyptic trends from the Middle Ages to the present, Amanat addresses such topics as the early influence on Shi'ism of Zoroastrianism; manifestations of apocalyptic ideology during the Iranian Revolution of 1979; and the rise of the Shi'i clerical establishment during the 19th and 20th centuries. His book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of both religious studies and Middle Eastern history.
Preface Acknowledgements and Citations Note on Transliteration Introduction Part One: Apocalypticism in the Islamic Middle East Apocalyptic Anxieties and Millennial Hopes in the Salvation Religions of the Middle East The Resurgence of the Apocalyptic in Modern Islam Part Two: Millennial Cycles and Commemorating Martyrs The Nuqtavi Movement of Mahmud Pasikhani and His Persian Cycle of Mystical-Materialism Nuqtavi Agnostics and Shaping of the Doctrine of 'Universal Peace' (sulh-i kull) in Mughal India Meadow of the Martyrs: Kashifi's Persianisation of the Shi'i Martyrdom Part Three: The Babi Movement and the Baha'i Faith The Persian Bayan and the Shaping of the Babi Renewal in Iran The Historical Roots of the Babi and the Baha'i Persecution in Iran Part Four: Clerical Encounters with Modernity Mujtahids and Missionaries: Shi'i Responses to Christian Polemics in the Early Qajar Period In Between the Madrassa and the Marketplace: the Designation of Clerical Leadership in Modern Shi'ism From ijtihad to wilayat-i faqih: The Evolving of the Shi'i Legal Authority to Political Power Part Five: Satan and Salvation in the Islamic Revolution Khomeini's Great Satan: Demonizing the American Other in the Islamic Revolution of Iran Messianic Aspirations in Contemporary Iran
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Interest in Shi'i Islam is running at unprecedented levels. International tensions over Iran, where the largest number of Shi'i Muslims live, as well as the political resurgence of the Shi'i in Iraq and Lebanon, have created an urgent need to understand the background, beliefs and motivations of this dynamic vision of Islam. Abbas Amanat is one of the leading scholars of Shi'ism. And in this powerful book, a showcase for some of his most influential writing in the field, he addresses the colourful and diverse history of Shi' Islam in both premodern and contemporary times.Focusing specifically on the importance of apocalypticism in the development of modern Shi'i theology, he shows how an immersion in messianic ideas has shaped the conservative character of much Shi'i thinking, and has prevented it from taking a more progressive course. Tracing the continuity of apocalyptic trends from the Middle Ages to the present, Amanat addresses such topics as the early influence on Shi'ism of Zoroastrianism; manifestations of apocalyptic ideology during the Iranian Revolution of 1979; and the rise of the Shi'i clerical establishment during the 19th and 20th centuries. His book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of both religious studies and Middle Eastern history.

Preface Acknowledgements and Citations Note on Transliteration Introduction Part One: Apocalypticism in the Islamic Middle East Apocalyptic Anxieties and Millennial Hopes in the Salvation Religions of the Middle East The Resurgence of the Apocalyptic in Modern Islam Part Two: Millennial Cycles and Commemorating Martyrs The Nuqtavi Movement of Mahmud Pasikhani and His Persian Cycle of Mystical-Materialism Nuqtavi Agnostics and Shaping of the Doctrine of 'Universal Peace' (sulh-i kull) in Mughal India Meadow of the Martyrs: Kashifi's Persianisation of the Shi'i Martyrdom Part Three: The Babi Movement and the Baha'i Faith The Persian Bayan and the Shaping of the Babi Renewal in Iran The Historical Roots of the Babi and the Baha'i Persecution in Iran Part Four: Clerical Encounters with Modernity Mujtahids and Missionaries: Shi'i Responses to Christian Polemics in the Early Qajar Period In Between the Madrassa and the Marketplace: the Designation of Clerical Leadership in Modern Shi'ism From ijtihad to wilayat-i faqih: The Evolving of the Shi'i Legal Authority to Political Power Part Five: Satan and Salvation in the Islamic Revolution Khomeini's Great Satan: Demonizing the American Other in the Islamic Revolution of Iran Messianic Aspirations in Contemporary Iran

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