02678nam 2200637 a 450 991096883350332120240416153305.0978067426291106742629139780674058750067405875510.4159/9780674058750(CKB)2670000000081311(OCoLC)709594643(CaPaEBR)ebrary10456070(SSID)ssj0000473119(PQKBManifestationID)12150539(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473119(PQKBWorkID)10437336(PQKB)11194930(MiAaPQ)EBC3300903(Au-PeEL)EBL3300903(CaPaEBR)ebr10456070(DE-B1597)586089(DE-B1597)9780674058750(OCoLC)1301547133(Perlego)1148603(EXLCZ)99267000000008131120100910d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrShi'ism a religion of protest /Hamid DabashiCambridge, Mass. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press20111 online resource (448 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780674049451 0674049454 Includes bibliographical references and index.Doctrinal foundation. Death of a prophet -- Birth of a revolutionary faith -- The Karbala complex -- Historical unfolding. In the battlefields of history -- In the company of kings, caliphs, and conquerors -- At the dawn of colonial modernity -- Visual and performing arts. Shi'ism and the crisis of cultural modernity -- On ressentiment and the politics of despair -- Toward an aesthetics of emancipation -- Contemporary contestations. Toward a new syncretic cosmopolitanism -- The un/making of a politics of despair -- Contemporary sites of contestation.For a Western world anxious to understand Islam and, in particular, Shi’ism, this book arrives with urgently needed information and critical analysis. Hamid Dabashi exposes the soul of Shi’ism as a religion of protest—successful only when in a warring position, and losing its legitimacy when in power.ShīʻahHistoryShīʻahDoctrinesHistoryShīʻahHistory.ShīʻahDoctrinesHistory.297.8/209Dabashi Hamid1951-1625415MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968833503321Shi'ism4354738UNINA