Shi'Is of Iraq

Name: Shi'Is of Iraq
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ISBN: 9780691115757

ISBN-10: 0691115753

ISBN-13: 9780691115757

Edition: 2nd 1994 (Revised)

Authors: Yitzhak Nakash

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Updated with a new introduction by the author, this book examines the history & condition of the Shiite population in Iraq, from the rise of Najaf & Karbala as Shioah strongholds in the 17th century, to the collapse of the Iraqi monarchy in 1958.

Book details

List price: $42.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 2/16/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.52" wide x 9.13" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Preface


Introduction to the 2003 Paperback Edition


A Note on Transliteration


Abbreviations


Introduction



The Formative Years



The Making of Iraqi Shi'i Society


Iraq the Frontier


The Shrine Cities


The Conversion of the Tribes to Shi'ism


The Nature of the Conversion



Years of Upheaval


The Impact of Two Revolutions


Muslim Unity and the Jihad Movement


The 1919 Plebiscite


The 1920 Revolt



The State and the Shi'is



Exercising Social Control


Containing the Mujtahids


Managing the Tribal Shaykhs


Baghdad and the Shrine Cities


The Blow to the Status of Persians


Human Dilemmas



The Search for Political Representation


Recognizing the State


The 1935 Revolt


The Bid for Power


The Radical Options



The Transformation of Rituals and Religious Practices



The Commemoration of 'Ashura'


The Nature of the Muharram Observances


The Mujtahids and the Muharram Observances


The State and 'Ashura'



Pilgrimage to the Shrine Cities and the Cult of the Saints


Foreign Pilgrimage


Internal Visitation



The Corpse Traffic


Development and Socioeconomic Functions


The Religious Creed versus the Social Order


The State and the Corpse Traffic



The Decline of Financial and Intellectual Institutions



Shi'i Money and the Shrine Cities


The Building of an Economic Base


The Oudh Bequest


The Consequences of Dependency on Foreign Funds



The Shi'i Madrasa in Iraq


Features and Functions


Signs of Decline


A New Iraqi Shi'i Madrasa


Conclusion


Epilogue: The Gulf War and its Aftermath



The Constitution of the Buraq Quarter of Najaf



Important Shi'i Shrines, Tombs, and Holy Sites in Iraq



Shi'i Holy Burial Sites


Bibliography


Index