Mahdis And Millenarians: Shiite Extremists In Early Muslim Iraq

Mahdis and Millenarians is a study of early extremist Shiites in Iraq and Iran, who originated doctrines and practices that influenced a number of later Shiite religious and political movements. Their millenarian expectations and willingness to use force against perceived enemies gave them a coherence that could be effectively mobilized.

• | By (Author): William F. (University Of Arkansas) Tucker
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 07, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 204 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0521883849
• | ISBN-13: 9780521883849