Extremist Shiites: The Ghulat Sects (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
by Matti Moosa
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
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Little is known in the West about the division of the Islamic world into Shiites and Sunnites and even less about the stratification of these two groups, with most of the attention going to the Sunnites. Moosa's comprehensive study of the origins and cultural aspects of the different extremist, or Ghulat, Shiite sects in the Middle East is a ground-breaking work. These sects whose 'extremism' is essentially religious are generally a peaceful people and, except for the Nusayris of Syria, are show more not political activists. show lessTags
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 297.82 — Religion Other religions Islam, Babism, Bahai Faith By Division, Sect, or Movement Shi'a
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- BP193.5 .M68 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc. Branches, sects, etc. Shiites
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