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020			_a9781845111243 (hbk.). 1845111249 (hbk.). 9781845119812 (pbk.). 1845119819 (pbk.)
040			_cNew Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library
245	1	0	_aApocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism
260			_aNew York _bIB Tauris _c2009
300			_axvi, 286 p., illustrations
440			_91201 _aLibrary of Modern Religion _v4
505			_aInterest 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.
505			_aPreface 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
650		0	_aBábi Faith _996
650		0	_aHistory _vBabism _9294
650		0	_aMessianism _vBaha'i Faith _9209
700			_aAbbas Amanat _9293
773			_tLibrary of Modern Religion _x9781845111243 (hbk.). 1845111249 (hbk.). 9781845119812 (pbk.). 1845119819 (pbk.) ISLAM, xvi, 286 p.
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