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After the prophet : the epic story of the Shia-Sunni split in Islam /

Balancing past and present, Hazelton shows how 7th-century events are alive in Middle Eastern hearts and minds today as though they had just happened, shaping modern headlines from Iran's Islamic Revolution to the civil war in Iraq.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hazleton, Lesley, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Islam > History.
Caliphate > History.
Muḥammad, > Prophet, > -632 > Death and burial.
ʻĀʼishah, > approximately 614-678.
ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, > Caliph, > approximately 600-661.
Shīʻah > Relations > Sunnites.
Sunnites > Relations > Shīʻah.
Description
Summary:Balancing past and present, Hazelton shows how 7th-century events are alive in Middle Eastern hearts and minds today as though they had just happened, shaping modern headlines from Iran's Islamic Revolution to the civil war in Iraq.
Physical Description:239 pages : map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0385523939
9780385523936