The Martyrs Of Karbala
Subtitle: Shi'i Symbols and Rituals in Modern Iran
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: November 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780295984483
Subjects: Asian studies; Islam; History - General History; History: World; Iran; Islam - History; Islamic Studies; Middle East - Iran; Islam - Rituals & Practice; Islam - Shi'a; Middle East - General; Case studies; History; Iraq; Karbalåa®; Muslim martyrs; Shiah; Shåi°ah; Tehran
First sentence: The two main sects or branches of Islam are Shi'ism and Sunnism.