num_pages: 324
description: The recent revival of interest in the Muslim world has generated numerous studies of modern Islam, most of them focusing on the Sunni majority. Shi'ism, an often stigmatized minority branch of Islam, has been discussed mainly in connection with Iran. Yet Shi'i movements have been extraordinarily effective in creating political strategies that have
language: English
title: Shiʻism, Resistance, and Revolution
titlecomplete: Shiʻism, Resistance, and Revolution
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Westview Press