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Shi'ism / Heinz Halm.
- Title
- Shi'ism / Heinz Halm.
- Author
- Halm, Heinz, 1942-
- Publication
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | BP193.5. H2913 2004 | Off-site |
Details
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- Description
- 216 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A comprehensive survey of all the Shi'ite groups, this book traces the development of all the individual branches from their common origins to their current status in the modern world. The dogmatic and organizational development of each of the various branches of Shi'ism is discussed.
- Series Statement
- New Edinburgh Islamic surveys
- Uniform Title
- Schia English
- New Edinburgh Islamic surveys
- Alternative Title
- Schia
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History (form)
- Note
- Previous ed.: 1991.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the German.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. beginnings of the Shi'a -- 2. Imamiyya or Twelver Shi'a -- 3. extreme Shi'a -- 4. Isma'iliyya or Sevener Shi'a -- 5. Zaydiyya.
- ISBN
- 0748618880 (pbk.)
- 9780748618880 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 53393286
- SCSB-12174929
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library