The Sunna and Shi'a in History Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East
Description
Sunni-Shi'i relations have undergone significant transformations in recent decades. In order to understand these developments, the contributors to the present volume demonstrate the complexity of Sunni-Shi'i relations by analyzing political, ideological, and social encounters between the two communities from early Islamic history to the present.
Keywords
Political ScienceWorldMiddle EasternInternational RelationsHistoryMiddle EastReligionIslamPolitical IdeologiesAsiaHistory & Theory
2011Book
Author(s)Ofra Bengio, Meir Litvak
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230120921
LanguageEnglish
