What is Shi’ism : an introduction / / Mohammad-Ali Amir-Moezzi and Christian Jambet ; translated by Kenneth Casler and Eric Ormsby

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910796856003321
• Autore: Amir-Moezzi Mohammad Ali
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2018
• ISBN: 1-351-60487-2; 1-315-10644-2; 1-351-60486-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 pages)
• Collana: Routledge Persian and Shi'i studies ; ; v. 3
• Disciplina: 297.8/2
• Soggetti: Shiites; Shīʻah; Shīʻah - Doctrines
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part, I Doctrinal foundations: The early beginnings of Shi’ism / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter Introduction / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 1 Origins and conceptions of the world / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 2 The early beginnings of Shi’ism / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- part, II The sources and contents of the sacred teachings / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 3 The foundational sources / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 4 Shi’i teachings and their levels / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 5 Walaya: The nucleus of faith / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 6 Symbolic interpretation (ta’wil) / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- part, III The historical evolution of Shi’ism / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 7 The roots of political Shi’ism / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 8 Aspects of the jurist-theologian’s power / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 9 The followers of the original tradition / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 10 The politics of the philosophers / Mohammad Ali Amir-; Moezzi Christian Jambet -- part, IV Shi’ism, wisdom and philosophy / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 11 Moral perfection and contemplation / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 12 Philosophy and syncretism / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 13 Some historical signposts / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 14 From the question of being to the nature of God / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 15 The destination of man / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet -- chapter 16 From the visible to the invisible / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Christian Jambet.