Descendants of the family of the prophet in contemporary history
Subtitle: a case study, the Šīʹī religious establishment of Al-Naǧaf (Iraq)
By: Raffaele Mauriello
Contributors: Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza." Dipartimento di studi orientali
Publisher: Fabrizio Serra
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Pisa; Roma
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9788862274616; 9788862274623
Subjects: Religious life and customs; Social life and customs; Shīʻah; Genealogy; Customs and practices; Alids
Other titles: Rivista degli studi orientali. Nuova serie, v. 83 (Supplemento no 1).
Notes: Work is a re-elaboration of the results of a four-year research doctorate in Islāmic civilization (2005 to 2009) conducted at the University of Rome "La Sapienza".

"Supplemento no 1 alla Rivista degli studi orientali, nuova serie, volume LXXXIII".

At head of title: Sapienza, Università di Roma, Dipartimento di studi orientali.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-190).