Religion, orientalism and modernity: mahdi movements of iran and south asia
Auteur :
Nash, Geoffrey
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9781474451697
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2023
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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. Comparing these movements shows that, together, they define important aspects of Islamic modernity.