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ISLA 325 — Introduction to Shi'i Islam

Developments in doctrines, legal school, rituals and political thought of Twelver Shi'ite Muslims during early and late medieval periods (centuries VII-XIII). The emergence of the earliest Shi'ite communities in Arabia, Yemen, Iraq and Iran stressing the relationship of the Shi'ite Imams and their religious scholars to the Sunnite Caliphates.

  • Rating: 5.00 out of 5 from 20 student reviews
  • Difficulty: 3.85 out of 5
  • Credits: 3
  • Faculty: Faculty of Arts
  • Department: Islamic Studies