Shi�ism :  doctrines, thought, and spirituality / 
edited, annotated, and with an introduction by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Hamid Dabashi, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr. 
 - Albany :  State University of New York Press,  �1988. 
 - 1 online resource (xviii, 401 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction /  Shi�i view of religion in general and Shi�ism in particular /  The roots of Shi�ism in early Islamic history /  The Shi�i interpretation of the Qur�an /  The Shi�i interpretaion of Hadith literature /  The Nahj al-Balaghah and the teachings of the Imams /  Doctrinal divisions within Shi�ism /  Shi�ism and Sunnism /  Shi�ism, Isma�ilism, and Shaykhism /  Shi�ism and Sufism /  The Shi�i view of God /  The Shi�i view of revelation and prophecy /  The Imams and the Imamate /  Shi�i hermeneutics /  Taqiyyah /  Mut�ah or temporary marriage /  Eschatology /  Ijtihad and marja�iyyat /  Prayers of Shi�i imam & du�a-i kumayl, religious rites, prayers, and supplications /  Diverse religious practices /  Jihad /  Shi�i education /  Shi�i theology /  Intellectual sciences and philosophy /  Shi�i literature /  Shi�ism and art /  Shi�ism and the natural sciences and mathematics /  Continuity and change in the intellectual heritage /  Seyyed Hossein Nasr --  �Allamah Tabataba�i --  Mahmud Shahabi --  �Allamah Tabataba�i & Murtada Mutahhari --  �Allamah Tabataba�i & S.M. Waris Hasan --  Syed Hussein M. Jafri & Imam �Ali --  �Allamah Tabataba�i --  Hamid Enayat --  �Allamah Tabataba�i, Muhammad Ibn �Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani, Marshall Hodgson, & Mangol Bayat --  Seyyed Hossein Nasr --  �Allamah Tabataba�i & William Chittick --  �Allamah Tabataba�i & �Allamah al-Hilli --  �Allamah Tabataba�i & Henry Corbin --  Henry Corbin --  �Allamah Tabataba�i & Hamid Enayat --  �Allamah Tabataba�i & Seyyed Hossein Nasr --  �Allamah Tabataba�i --  Mahmud Ramyar & Leonard Binder --  Seyyed Hossein Nasr --  Ayatollah Abu�l-Qasim Khu�i Mahmud Ayoub, E.G. Browne, Peter Chelkowski, Dwight Donaldson --  Seyyed Hossein Nasr --  Roy Mottahedeh --  W. Montgomery Watt, �Allamah al-Hilli, & Khwajah Nasir al-Din Tusi --  �Allamah Tabataba�i, �Abd al-Razzaq Lahiji, & Muhsin Fayd Kashani --  Mahmud Ayoub, E.G. Browne, Peter Chelkowski, & Shaykh al-Mufid --  Nader Ardalan & Seyyed Hossein Nasr --  Seyyed Hossein Nasr --  Seyyed Hossein Nasr, �Allamah Tabataba�i, Sayyid Abu�l-Hasan Qazwini, Murtada Mutahhari, & Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Sadr. 
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<br/><br/> This is an anthology of the most significant writing on the doctrinal, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of Shi'ism. The works included here foster an interpretive understanding of Shi'ism in its dogmatic and cognitive aspects. The intent of this book is to balance the attention that has been focused on the political aspect of Shi'ism. Shi'ism is often seen, not only as an essentially political phenomenon, but as a creed of violence. Understanding Shi'ism in its total reality will encourage a more balanced approach to issues which are viewed mostly politically. While not denying the importance of political manifestations, this book offers an understanding of the often neglected religious beliefs and spiritual practices of this world community. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>[S.l.] : <br/>HathiTrust Digital Library, <br/>2010. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0585088608 9780585088600 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>87010258  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sh�i�ah.<br/>Chiisme.<br/>RELIGION--Islam--Shi'a.<br/>Sh�i�ah.<br/>Religion.<br/>Philosophy & Religion.<br/>Islam.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Sh�i�ah 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP193.5  / .S527 1988eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297/.82