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245 14 a| The spirituality of Shi'i Islam :b| beliefs and practices /c| by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi.;

260 a| London :b| I.B. Tauris,c| 2011.;

300 a| xxii, 585 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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500 a| Published in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-549) and index.;

505 0 a| Early emergence and ancient convergence. Reflections on the expression dīn ʻAlī: the origins of the Shiʻi faith ; Shahrbanu, lady of the land of Iran and mother of the Imams: between pre-Islamic Iran and Imami Shiʻism -- On the nature of the Imam: initiation and dualism. Some remarks on the divinity of the Imam ; The pre-existence of the Imam ; The Imam in heaven: ascension and initiation ; Knowledge is power: interpretations and implications of the miracle in early Imamism ; Notes on Imami Walāya ; Only the man of God is human: theology and mystical anthropology according to early Imami exagesis -- Hermeneutic and spiritual practice. The warrior of Taʼwilʼ: a poem about ʻAlī by Mollā Ṣadrā ; Visions of the Imams in modern and contemporary twelver mysticism ; Notes on prayer in Imami Shiʻism -- Aspects of individual and collective eschatology. The end of time and return to the origin ; A contribution on the topology of encounters with the hidden Imam ; An absence filled with presences: Shaykhiyya hermeneutics of the occultation;

520 a| The second largest branch of Islam, with between 130 and 190 million adherents across the globe, Shi'i Islam is becoming an increasingly significant force in contemporary politics, especially in the Middle East. This makes an informed understanding of its fundamental spiritual beliefs and practices both necessary and timely.;

520 a| Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi is one of the most distinguished scholars of Shi'i history and theology, and in this volume he offers a wide-ranging and engaging survey of the core texts of Shi'i Islam. Examining in turn the origins and later developments of Shi'i spirituality, the author reveals the profoundly esoteric nature of the beliefs which accrued to the figures of the early Imams, and which became associated with their interaction between the material and spiritual worlds. Many of these beliefs have remained much misunderstood even within the wider Muslim world. Furthermore, Western scholarship has tended to follow the lead of the earlier orientalists and critics, viewing Shi'i teachings as marginal.;

520 a| In this study the author shows, by contrast, how central and creative the very nature of spirituality was to the development of Shi'i Islam, as well as to classical Muslim civilisation as a whole. In this comprehensive treatment, the esoteric nature of Shi'i spirituality emerges as an essential phenomenon for understanding Shi'i Islam. --Book Jacket.;

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The spirituality of Shi'i Islam : beliefs and practices / by Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi.

Author/creator	Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali
Other author	Institute of Ismaili Studies.
Format	Book
Publication Info	London : I.B. Tauris, 2011.
Description	xxii, 585 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Shīʻah. Shīʻah--Customs and practices.

Contents	Early emergence and ancient convergence. Reflections on the expression dīn ʻAlī: the origins of the Shiʻi faith ; Shahrbanu, lady of the land of Iran and mother of the Imams: between pre-Islamic Iran and Imami Shiʻism -- On the nature of the Imam: initiation and dualism. Some remarks on the divinity of the Imam ; The pre-existence of the Imam ; The Imam in heaven: ascension and initiation ; Knowledge is power: interpretations and implications of the miracle in early Imamism ; Notes on Imami Walāya ; Only the man of God is human: theology and mystical anthropology according to early Imami exagesis -- Hermeneutic and spiritual practice. The warrior of Taʼwilʼ: a poem about ʻAlī by Mollā Ṣadrā ; Visions of the Imams in modern and contemporary twelver mysticism ; Notes on prayer in Imami Shiʻism -- Aspects of individual and collective eschatology. The end of time and return to the origin ; A contribution on the topology of encounters with the hidden Imam ; An absence filled with presences: Shaykhiyya hermeneutics of the occultation
Abstract	The second largest branch of Islam, with between 130 and 190 million adherents across the globe, Shi'i Islam is becoming an increasingly significant force in contemporary politics, especially in the Middle East. This makes an informed understanding of its fundamental spiritual beliefs and practices both necessary and timely.
Abstract	Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi is one of the most distinguished scholars of Shi'i history and theology, and in this volume he offers a wide-ranging and engaging survey of the core texts of Shi'i Islam. Examining in turn the origins and later developments of Shi'i spirituality, the author reveals the profoundly esoteric nature of the beliefs which accrued to the figures of the early Imams, and which became associated with their interaction between the material and spiritual worlds. Many of these beliefs have remained much misunderstood even within the wider Muslim world. Furthermore, Western scholarship has tended to follow the lead of the earlier orientalists and critics, viewing Shi'i teachings as marginal.
Abstract	In this study the author shows, by contrast, how central and creative the very nature of spirituality was to the development of Shi'i Islam, as well as to classical Muslim civilisation as a whole. In this comprehensive treatment, the esoteric nature of Shi'i spirituality emerges as an essential phenomenon for understanding Shi'i Islam. --Book Jacket.
General note	Published in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-549) and index.
LCCN	2011384892
ISBN	9781845117382
ISBN	1845117387

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