ABSTRACT

The recent revival of interest in the Muslim world has generated numerous studies of modern Islam, most of them focusing on the Sunni majority. Shi'ism, an often stigmatized minority branch of Islam, has been discussed mainly in connection with Iran. Yet Shi'i movements have been extraordinarily effective in creating political strategies that have

chapter |18 pages

Introduction

part 1|26 pages

Shi'ism, Islam, and the West

chapter 1|10 pages

The Shi'a in Islamic History

chapter 2|14 pages

Western Studies of Shi'a Islam

part 3|54 pages

Iraq and the Gulf: Between Shi'ism and Arabism

part 4|68 pages

Lebanon and Syria: Protest of the Disinherited

part 5|55 pages

South Asia: Frontier Shi'ism