An Introduction to Shi`i Islam
Subtitle: The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi`ism
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 10, 1987
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780300035315
Subjects: Islam; Islam - Shi'a; Religion / Islam / Shi'ism; Religion - World Religions; Shiah; Religion
First sentence: This chapter is intended to set the background for the emergence of Shi'i Islam.