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Doctrines of Shiʻi Islam : a compendium of Imami beliefs and practices /

This text offers a wide-ranging overview of the principal tenets of Shi'i Islam. It is useful not only as an introductory text on Shi'i thought and practice, but also as a contemporary expression, from within, of this branch of this vibrant branch of the Islamic faith. Comprehensive and co...

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Main Author: Subḥānī, Jaʻfar
Other Authors: Shah-Kazemi, Reza
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Persian.
Published: London ; New York : London : I.B. Tauris ; Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2001.
Subjects:
Shīʻah > Doctrines.
Shīʻah > Customs and practices.
Islam > Doctrines.
Chiisme > Doctrines.
Chiisme > Coutumes et pratiques.
Islam.
RELIGION > Islam > Theology.
Islam > Doctrines
Shīʻah > Customs and practices
Shīʻah > Doctrines
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text offers a wide-ranging overview of the principal tenets of Shi'i Islam. It is useful not only as an introductory text on Shi'i thought and practice, but also as a contemporary expression, from within, of this branch of this vibrant branch of the Islamic faith. Comprehensive and concise, this work is principally theological and jurisprudential, dealing with such issues as the concept of knowledge, the nature of being and the problem of evil. -- Publisher description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 240 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1417516232
9781417516230
1282528505
9781282528505
9786000006204
6000006209
9781860647802
1860647804
9780857712189
0857712187
DOI:10.5040/9780755611768