05374cam a2200709Ka 4500 ocn709594643 OCoLC 20200709055347.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110328s2011 mauabf ob 001 0 eng d 2010038963 N$T eng pn N$T YDXCP E7B TUU OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ NLGGC OCLCO EBLCP OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ LOA OCLCO JBG OCLCQ AGLDB MOR PIFAG ZCU MERUC OCLCQ SAV OCLCQ WY@ YDX OCLCQ U3W VTS ICG STF WRM NRAMU CRU 960200448 961564215 962682695 968306240 975209432 975244372 988528518 991963926 1004465200 1004799232 1005045282 1008907283 1013739226 1017942121 1021227873 9780674058750 (electronic bk.) 0674058755 (electronic bk.) 9780674049451 0674049454 361680 (N$T) (OCoLC)709594643 (OCoLC)960200448 (OCoLC)961564215 (OCoLC)962682695 (OCoLC)968306240 (OCoLC)975209432 (OCoLC)975244372 (OCoLC)988528518 (OCoLC)991963926 (OCoLC)1004465200 (OCoLC)1004799232 (OCoLC)1005045282 (OCoLC)1008907283 (OCoLC)1013739226 (OCoLC)1017942121 (OCoLC)1021227873 ProQuest BP192 .D33 2011eb REL 037040 bisacsh 297.8/209 22 Cmdd z MAIN Dabashi, Hamid, 1951- Shi'ism : a religion of protest / Hamid Dabashi. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (xviii, 413 pages, [15] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-389) and index. Doctrinal foundation. Death of a prophet -- Birth of a revolutionary faith -- The Karbala complex -- Historical unfolding. In the battlefields of history -- In the company of kings, caliphs, and conquerors -- At the dawn of colonial modernity -- Visual and performing arts. Shi'ism and the crisis of cultural modernity -- On ressentiment and the politics of despair -- Toward an aesthetics of emancipation -- Contemporary contestations. Toward a new syncretic cosmopolitanism -- The un/making of a politics of despair -- Contemporary sites of contestation. Print version record. "For a Western world anxious to understand Islam and, in particular, Shi'ism, this book arrives with urgently needed information and critical analysis. Hamid Dabashi exposes the soul of Shi'ism as a religion of protest - successful only when in a warring position, and losing its legitimacy when in power. Dabashi makes his case through a detailed discussion of the Shi'i doctrinal foundations, a panoramic view of its historical unfolding, a varied investigation into its visual and performing arts, and finally a focus on the three major sites of its contemporary contestations: Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon. In these states, Shi'ism seems to have ceased to be a sect within the larger context of Islam and has instead emerged to claim global political attention. Here we see Shi'ism in its combative mode - reminiscent of its traumatic birth in early Islamic history. Hezbollah in Lebanon claims Shi'ism, as do the militant insurgents in Iraq, the ruling Ayatollahs in Iran, and the masses of youthful demonstrators rebelling against their reign. All declare their active loyalties to a religion of protest that has defined them and their ancestry for almost fourteen hundred years. Shi'sm: A Religion of Protest attends to the explosive conflicts in the Middle East with an abiding attention to historical facts, cultural forces, religious convictions, literary and artistic nuances, and metaphysical details. This timely book offers readers a bravely intelligent history of a world religion."--Jacket. Master record variable field(s) change: 050 Shīʻah History. Shīʻah Doctrines History. RELIGION Islam Shi'a. bisacsh Shīʻah. fast (OCoLC)fst01117946 Shīʻah Doctrines. fast (OCoLC)fst01117948 Schiiten Geschichte. idsbb Schiiten Moderne. idsbb Moderne Schiiten. idsbb Schiiten Visuelle Kultur. idsbb Visuelle Kultur Schiiten. idsbb Electronic books. History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Electronic books. Print version: Dabashi, Hamid, 1951- Shi'ism. Cambridge, Mass. : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011 9780674049451 (DLC) 2010038963 (OCoLC)664115096 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=361680 Northern Lakes College Access http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=361680 (Unlimited Concurrent Users) from EBSCO Academic Collection EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL3300903 ebrary EBRY ebr10456070 EBSCOhost EBSC 361680 YBP Library Services YANK 3669836 92 N$T 50315 50315