Nasr, Vali
The Shia Revival : How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future Vali Nasr - 1st - New York W. W. Norton & Company 2006 - 287 Pages 14x21 cm HB
Considers the ways in which struggles between the Shia and Sunni in the Middle East will affect the region's future, offering insight into the power conflicts between Iran and Saudi Arabia for political and spiritual leadership of the Muslim world.
Include Notes and Index.
“Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books
One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book (Washington Post). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, The Shia Revival provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences. A new epilogue elucidates the rise of ISIS and ongoing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
9780393062113
Shīʻah
Shīʻah--Political aspects
Sunnites
Middle East
Interfaith relations
Politics and government
Islam and politics
297.8209045
The Shia Revival : How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future Vali Nasr - 1st - New York W. W. Norton & Company 2006 - 287 Pages 14x21 cm HB
Considers the ways in which struggles between the Shia and Sunni in the Middle East will affect the region's future, offering insight into the power conflicts between Iran and Saudi Arabia for political and spiritual leadership of the Muslim world.
Include Notes and Index.
“Historically incisive, geographically broad-reaching, and brimming with illuminating anecdotes.” —Max Rodenbeck, New York Review of Books
One of America’s leading commentators on current events in the Middle East, Iranian-born scholar Vali Nasr brilliantly dissects the political and theological antagonisms within Islam in this “smart, clear and timely” book (Washington Post). Still essential and still timely ten years after its original publication, The Shia Revival provides a unique and objective understanding of the 1,400-year bitter struggle between Shias and Sunnis and sheds crucial light on its modern-day consequences. A new epilogue elucidates the rise of ISIS and ongoing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
9780393062113
Shīʻah
Shīʻah--Political aspects
Sunnites
Middle East
Interfaith relations
Politics and government
Islam and politics
297.8209045