{"product_id":"the-renaissance-of-shii-islam-facets-of-thought-and-practice-paperback","title":"The Renaissance of Shi'i Islam: Facets of Thought and Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanis Esots\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFarhad Daftary\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Institute of Ismaili Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe renaissance of Shi'i Islam began in the 9th\/15th century when the Ismailis experienced the Anjudan revival and Twelver Shi'i traditions were also renewed. This renaissance gained further strength when the Safavids succeeded in establishing a state in the early decades of the 10th\/16th century, making Ithna'ashari Shi'i Islam their official religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The chapters in this open access book represent the most recent scholarship on the intellectual and spiritual life of the age and discuss what prepared the ground for its appearance as well as its achievements. Although the political and artistic developments of the Safavid era of the 10th-12th\/16th-18th centuries have been extensively studied, the complexities of the different groups, movements and strands of thought in the renaissance of Shi'i Islam still remain largely unexplored. The major themes that characterised the Shi'i renaissance are explored, including: popular reactions to messianic movements; the development of legal theories and concepts; the investigation of theological and philosophical problems, above all by the 'School of Isfahan'; Shi'i-Sufi interactions and intra-Shi'i relations; the collection of Shi'i \u003ci\u003ehadith\u003c\/i\u003e and its application in Shi'i exegesis; and the interplay between political considerations and religious beliefs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by The Institute of Ismaili Studies.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarhad Daftary\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK and Head of its Department of Academic Research and Publications. He is a consulting editor of the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopaedia Iranica\u003c\/i\u003e, co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopaedia Islamica, \u003c\/i\u003eand has written and edited 25 books in the field of Ismaili studies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Isma'ili's: Their History and Doctrines\u003c\/i\u003e (1990; 2nd ed., 2007); \u003ci\u003eThe Assassin Legends\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); \u003ci\u003eA History of Shi'i Islam\u003c\/i\u003e (2013); and \u003ci\u003eThe Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). Farhad Daftary's books have been translated into Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Gujarati and numerous European languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanis Esots\u003c\/b\u003e was an Associate Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, University of Latvia and a Research Associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies (2013-2021). His research focused on Ismaili thought and the philosophical school of Isfahan (Mulla Sadra, Mir Damad and Rajab 'Ali Tabrizi). He was the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eEncyclopaedia Islamica\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of the Islamic Philosophy Yearbook \u003ci\u003eIshraq\u003c\/i\u003e. Prior to his death in 2021, his monograph, \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Wisdom in Safavid Iran: The Philosophical School of Isfahan and the Gnostic of Shiraz\u003c\/i\u003e was published by the Institute of Ismaili Studies (2021).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52634042597683,"sku":"9780755649440","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/For2fSRlMY9780755649440.webp?v=1762239157","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-renaissance-of-shii-islam-facets-of-thought-and-practice-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}