Shi�ism : doctrines, thought, and spirituality / edited, annotated, and with an introduction by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Hamid Dabashi, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Shi�i view of religion in general and Shi�ism in particular / �Allamah Tabataba�i -- The roots of Shi�ism in early Islamic history / Mahmud Shahabi -- The Shi�i interpretation of the Qur�an / �Allamah Tabataba�i & Murtada Mutahhari -- The Shi�i interpretaion of Hadith literature / �Allamah Tabataba�i & S.M. Waris Hasan -- The Nahj al-Balaghah and the teachings of the Imams / Syed Hussein M. Jafri & Imam �Ali -- Doctrinal divisions within Shi�ism / �Allamah Tabataba�i -- Shi�ism and Sunnism / Hamid Enayat -- Shi�ism, Isma�ilism, and Shaykhism / �Allamah Tabataba�i, Muhammad Ibn �Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani, Marshall Hodgson, & Mangol Bayat -- Shi�ism and Sufism / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- The Shi�i view of God / �Allamah Tabataba�i & William Chittick -- The Shi�i view of revelation and prophecy / �Allamah Tabataba�i & �Allamah al-Hilli -- The Imams and the Imamate / �Allamah Tabataba�i & Henry Corbin -- Shi�i hermeneutics / Henry Corbin -- Taqiyyah / �Allamah Tabataba�i & Hamid Enayat -- Mut�ah or temporary marriage / �Allamah Tabataba�i & Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Eschatology / �Allamah Tabataba�i -- Ijtihad and marja�iyyat / Mahmud Ramyar & Leonard Binder -- Prayers of Shi�i imam & du�a-i kumayl, religious rites, prayers, and supplications / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Diverse religious practices / Ayatollah Abu�l-Qasim Khu�i Mahmud Ayoub, E.G. Browne, Peter Chelkowski, Dwight Donaldson -- Jihad / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Shi�i education / Roy Mottahedeh -- Shi�i theology / W. Montgomery Watt, �Allamah al-Hilli, & Khwajah Nasir al-Din Tusi -- Intellectual sciences and philosophy / �Allamah Tabataba�i, �Abd al-Razzaq Lahiji, & Muhsin Fayd Kashani -- Shi�i literature / Mahmud Ayoub, E.G. Browne, Peter Chelkowski, & Shaykh al-Mufid -- Shi�ism and art / Nader Ardalan & Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Shi�ism and the natural sciences and mathematics / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Continuity and change in the intellectual heritage / Seyyed Hossein Nasr, �Allamah Tabataba�i, Sayyid Abu�l-Hasan Qazwini, Murtada Mutahhari, & Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Sadr.

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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.

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