The Shīʿīs in Palestine : From the Medieval Golden Age until the Present

By Catharina Van Leeuwen

In The Shīʿīs in Palestine Yaron Friedman offers a survey of the presence of Shīʿism in the region of Palestine (today: Israel) from early Islamic history until the contemporary period. It brings to light many pieces of information and interesting developments that are not widely known, in addition to the general point that, contrary to common belief, the Shīʿī community has played a significant role in the history of Palestine. The volume includes a study of Shīʿī shrines in Palestine, as well as showing the importance of these Muslim sites and holy towns in Palestine in the Shīʿī religion. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004420312
• ISBN13: 9789004420311
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"