"Sunni" Veneration of the Twelve Imams in Khotan
Over a century ago European explorers in Eastern Turkestan (southern Xinjiang) made a remarkable discovery: the Sunni inhabitants of Khotan were engaged in elaborate veneration of the Shiʿi twelve Imams, whom they believed to be buried at various holy sites in the Khotan region. This paper investiga...
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American Oriental Society
2022
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JAOS
Year: 2022, Volume: 142, Issue: 3, Pages: 621-642 |
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