TY - GEN N2 - For a Western world anxious to understand Islam and, in particular, Shi'ism, this book arrives with urgently needed information and critical analysis. Hamid Dabashi exposes the soul of Shi'ism as a religion of protest-successful only when in a warring position, and losing its legitimacy when in power. DO - 10.4159/9780674058750 DO - doi AB - For a Western world anxious to understand Islam and, in particular, Shi'ism, this book arrives with urgently needed information and critical analysis. Hamid Dabashi exposes the soul of Shi'ism as a religion of protest-successful only when in a warring position, and losing its legitimacy when in power. T1 - Shi'ism :A Religion of Protest / AU - Dabashi, Hamid, JF - HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 CN - BP192 LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478907 KW - Islam and state. KW - Shiites KW - Shīʿah KW - Shīʿah KW - Shīʿah KW - Shīʿah KW - Shīʿah KW - RELIGION / Islam / Shi'a. SN - 9780674058750 TI - Shi'ism :A Religion of Protest / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674058750 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674058750 ER -