The Hojjatiyeh Society in Iran: ideology and practice from the 1950s to the present

Preface --. - Acknowledgments --. - List of abbreviations --. - Part I. The spiritual background to the Imamate Shi'a --. - Ithna A'shariyyah and the first half of the 20th century: 1. The story of the Shi'a --. - 2. The revival of the Shi'a after the Qajars --. - Part II. The Ba...

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Main Author: Cohen, Ronen (Author)
Contributors: Cohen, Ronen A. (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2013
In:Year: 2013
Edition:1. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hojjatieh / Baha'i faith
Further subjects:B Shīʻah (Iran) History 20th century
B Anjuman-i Ḥujjatīyah
B Shi'ah
B Bahais Persecutions (Iran)
B Iran History Revolution, 1979
B Iran Ethnic relations
B Political persecution
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Summary:Preface --. - Acknowledgments --. - List of abbreviations --. - Part I. The spiritual background to the Imamate Shi'a --. - Ithna A'shariyyah and the first half of the 20th century: 1. The story of the Shi'a --. - 2. The revival of the Shi'a after the Qajars --. - Part II. The Baha'i faith and the emergence of the Hojjatiyeh: 3. The Baha'i faith and its origins in Shi'a Islam and despair --. - 4. The Hojjatiyeh Society --. - Part III. Post-revolution era and the Hojjatiyeh as counter-revolutionaries movement: 5. Danger ahead --. - challenging Khomeini --. - 6. The evolution of extremism --. - Conclusions
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-190) and index
ISBN:1137304766