ISBN:
9781469649818
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 352 pages).
Series Statement:
Islamic civilization and Muslim networks
Series Statement:
North Carolina scholarship online
Keywords:
Schiiten
;
Imamiten
;
Religiöser Konflikt
;
Islam
;
Shīʻah
;
Islam
;
Shīʻah
;
Islam
;
Pakistan
;
Indien
;
Naher Osten
;
Südasien
;
Hochschulschrift
Abstract:
Centering Pakistan in a story of transnational Islam stretching from South Asia to the Middle East, Simon Wolfgang Fuchs offers the first in-depth ethnographic history of the intellectual production of Shi'is and their religious competitors in this 'Land of the Pure.' The notion of Pakistan as the pinnacle of modern global Muslim aspiration forms a crucial component of this story. It has empowered Shi'is, who form about twenty percent of the country's population, to advance alternative conceptions of their religious hierarchy while claiming the support of towering grand ayatollahs in Iran and Iraq. Fuchs shows how popular Pakistani preachers and scholars have boldly tapped into the esoteric potential of Shi'ism, occupying a creative and at times disruptive role as brokers, translators, and self-confident pioneers of contemporary Islamic thought.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2019
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.5149/northcarolina/9781469649795.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469649795.001.0001
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