The Shi'a of Samarra: The Heritage and Politics of a Community in Iraq

ISBN-13: 9781784537449 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 296 str.

Imranali Panjwani

Opis

On 22 February 2006, the main dome of the al-Askariyya shrine in Samarra was blown up. In the aftermath, sectarian strife between Shi'i and Sunni communities in Iraq and the wider region resonated around the world.

Spis treści

Foreword by Charles TrippIntroductionPart I: History of the Shrine and City in SamarraChapter 1: Samarra: Shi'i Heritage and CultureChapter 2: The Samarra Shrine in its Historical ContextChapter 3: History of the al-Askariyya ShrinePart II: The Life and Legacy of Religious and Scholarly Figures in Samarra HistoryChapter 4: Visiting the Life of Imam Al-Hadi and Imam Hasan Al-AskariChapter 5: The Legacy of Mirza Shirazi in SamarraChapter 6: Amili Perspectives on the Scholarship of Samarra and NajafPart III: Samarra in wider Iraqi Discourse: Sectarianism, Politics and CitizenshipChapter 7: Sectarianism in recent Iraqi HistoryChapter 8: Sectarian Co-existence in IraqChapter 9: Shi'i Islamism in IraqChapter 10: Thinking about Citizenship and Identity

O autorze

Imranali Panjwani is a Tutor and PhD candidate in the Theology and Religious Studies faculty at King's College London. Educated at the University of Sheffield, The College of Law and Al-Mahdi Institute in Birmingham, he has worked for the Centre for Islamic Shi'a Studies in London as its Research Co-ordinator.