Converting Persia: Religion and Power in the Safavid Empire

by Rula Jurdi Abisaab

Book Overview

'Converting Persia' explains how Iran was to acquire one of its defining characteristics: its Shi'ism. Under the Safavids (1501-1736 CE), Persia adopted Shi'ism as its official religion. Rula Abisaab... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780767781
• ISBN13: 9781780767789
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"