The Sunna and Shi'a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East

by Amatzia Baram and Ofra Bengio

Book Overview

Sunni-Shi'i relations have undergone significant transformations in recent decades. In order to understand these developments, the contributors to the present volume demonstrate the complexity of Sunni-Shi'i relations by analyzing political, ideological, and social encounters between the two communities from early Islamic history to the present.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137485582
• ISBN13: 9781137485588
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"