The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam
Religion, Political Order, and Societal Change in Shi'ite Iran from the Beginning to 1890
Author:
Said Amir Arjomand
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
ISBN:
9780226027845
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Paperback
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Publishing Date:
2010
Number of Pages:
356
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Language:
English
Condition:
New
Dismissing oversimplified and politically charged views of the politics of Shi'ite Islam, Said Amir Arjomand presents a richly researched sociological and historical study of Shi'ism and the political order of premodern Iran, exposing the roots of what became Khomeini's theocracy.