Shi'ism : a religion of protest / / Hamid Dabashi

• Autore: Dabashi Hamid <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.8/209
• Soggetto topico: Shīʻah - History; Shīʻah - Doctrines - History
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Shi'ism
• ISBN: 9780674262911; 0674262913; 9780674058750; 0674058755
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968833503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II