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A Concise History of Sunnis And Shi'is

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Descriere

The 1400-year-old schism between Sunnis and Shi'is has rarely been as toxic as it is today, feeding wars and communal strife in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan and many other countries, with tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran escalating.

In this richly layered and engrossing account, John McHugo reveals how this great divide occurred. Charting the story of Islam from the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, he describes the conflicts that raged over the succession to the Prophet, how Sunnism and Shi'ism evolved as different sects during the Abbasid caliphate, and how the rivalry between the empires of the Sunni Ottomans and Shi'i Safavids contrived to ensure that the split would continue into modern times. Now its full, destructive force has been brought out by the struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran for the soul of the Muslim world.

Definitive and insightful, A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is shows that there was nothing inevitable about the sectarian conflicts that now disfigure Islam. It is an essential guide to understanding the genesis, development and manipulation of the great schism that has come to define Islam and the Muslim world.


'A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi'is is an important corrective … provides the reader not just with all the historical background he or she could want, in an accessible and comprehensible fashion, but also employs this sound knowledge to a clear-headed appraisal of the modern Middle East.' Times Literary Supplement

'In lucid and accessible prose, John McHugo shows that there is nothing inevitable about the Sunni-Shi'i divide.' -- Madawi Al-Rasheed, author of A History of Saudi Arabia

'John McHugo takes us through the Sunni-Shi'i divide over 1400 years of Islamic history with good judgement in balancing the various accounts, and a great clarity of expression.' --Moojan Momen, author of Shi'i Islam: A Beginner's Guide

'This book will be widely read.' --InterLib


For John McHugo's previous works:

'Enlightening Robert Fisk, Independent

'[Provides] a real insight into the political fragility that underpins much of what caused the current civil war...Remarkably prescient ... At the very start of this enlightening read, McHugo makes the point that to the English-speaking world, Syria is a far off country which relatively few people have made a serious effort to understand. In writing this insightful and timely book, he has gone some considerable way to rectifying this neglect.' Sunday Herald

'Tells us with inspirational force how the Syrians have found the ability to speak out' --The Times Literary Supplement

Detalii

Editura: Saqi Books
An apariție: 2019
Nr. pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 20 x 13 cm
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