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Shi'ite Islam Paperback – June 30, 1979

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Despite a growing interest in the last hundred years in both orientalism and comparative religions, and the fact that there are over fifty million Shi'a Muslims, until now there has been no thorough and objective study of that part of Islam called Shi'ism for Western scholars. The present work provides a clear account of the origin, history, and doctrines of an important sector of the Muslim religious community. It is written by a distinguished leader of that community, who, in addition to possessing a thorough knowledge of its traditional history and literature, presents its rational-philosophic, traditional-legal, and gnostic-mystical elements with warmth and sympathy. The result is a well-integrated general picture which succeeds in giving the reader a clear and comprehensive picture of how the Shi'ite Muslim views his religion.
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    State University of New York Press
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    June 30, 1979
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    6 x 0.61 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0873953908
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    978-0873953900
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Seyyed Hossein Nasr is Professor of the History of Science and Philosophy at Tehran University. Among his many books are Ideals and Realities of Islam, The Encounter of Man and Nature and Sufi Essays.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ State University of New York Press; 2nd edition (June 30, 1979)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 268 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0873953908
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0873953900
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.61 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best on the topic hands down
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A classic. The best on the topic hands down. And naturally. Allamah Tabatabai, well, was an "allamah"= (meaning the 'Most Accomplished Scholar' which is awarded to one or two people per Islamic century). He is from a long line of first rate scholars, theologians, researchers and more. Without a doubt, this IS THE source on Shia Islam to consult. All others--old and new--fade in comparison. The editor/translator, however, does not do justice to the work or the grand station of Tabatabai, and his opinions and assessments ought to be ignored.
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Gary Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars This work, which took six years to generate, ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017
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This work, which took six years to generate, gives a view of twelver Shi'i thought before the Iranian Revolution - a rarity in the current study of the Shi'i tradition today.
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Mfarrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Primer into Shi'ite Islam
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2013
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This book is great as a primer into deeper understanding of the Shia branch of Islam. Covers several areas as well as multiple sects within Shia belief. If you are a student of Islamic studies your library needs this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Overstated Title
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2007
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This book is an excellent complement to Dr. Momen's work An Introduction to Shi`i Islam: The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi`ism but not a substitute therefor. It is written from a more esoteric, albeit still theological, perspective. In the section "Man and Gnostic Comprehension" Prof. Dr. Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai states: "The polytheistic religions and Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Islam all have believers who are gnostics." This statement alone is worth at least one star and will be felt quite shocking for some more zahiri (exoteric) Muslims.

The preface and notes by Prof. Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr are extremely worthwhile in themselves and provide considerable additional insight into the subject matter.

The title of the book should have been: "Twelver Shi'ite Islam" as the other 2 significantly extant branches of Shi'ite Islam, Zaydi and Ismaili, are discussed only in a very summary manner. Modesty is a becoming virtue.

In Chapter VI Eschatology the first section is entitled "Man is Composed of Spirit and Body". This is rather disappointing especially in view of the Quranic triad of spirit (Ar-Ruh), soul or mind (An-Nafs) and body (Al-Jism).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2016
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Brilliant introduction to Shi'ism from an erudite contemporary scholar of the religion, excellent English translation. Recommended for both Muslim and non-Muslims alike.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
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This is a great book by the allamah.. This is a must read for all Muslims and non Muslims.
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Book bought for someone and he received it within several days. Not one problem.
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M. Kasraie
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference at intro level
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2007
Even though the book dates from the seventies, I dare say that the book is still considered a valuable reference and an introduction to the thoughts and principles of Shi'a Islam. Forwarded by Nasr, the translator. I highly recommend reading the books of Nasr, if you seek books on Shia that are of a more recent date. But this book is well written manual, with an excellent authorship and translator.
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Imran
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2016
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Excellent book for giving a brief introduction into Shi'a Islam and its workings, would recommend to anyone who has a slight foundation of knowledge and is looking to expand it further
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