Religion, Orientalism and Modernity: Mahdi Movements of Iran and South Asia

by Geoffrey Nash

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Geoffrey Nash explores the emergence of the revolutionary Babis and reformist Baha'is and their conflict with mainstream Shi'a Muslims in Iran, and of the parallel Ahmadi movement in North India. It gives fresh insights into the writings that defined these innovatory movements, penned on the one hand by their proponents, and on the other by western interpreters. Comparing these movements shows that, together, they define important aspects of Islamic...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1474451683

ISBN13:9781474451680

Release Date:January 2022

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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