Roman Catholics and Shi'I Muslims

by Bill, James A.; Williams, John Alden

• ISBN13: 9780807854990
• ISBN10: 0807854999
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

A 2002 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. Connections between two great world faiths. This comparative look at Roman Catholicism and Twelver Shii Islam focuses on the linkages between these two religions rather than on the seemingly intractable differences between them. The authors compare the histories of the two faiths, consider parallels between important figures in each, and highlight the doctrinal, structural, and sociopolitical similarities they share. Balanced in tone and carefully researched, the book helps explain the essence of both traditions while enriching our understanding of each.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Transliteration

Introduction: Two Great Religious Civilizations

Roman Catholicism and Twelver Shiism

The Story of the People of the House

Sacred Actors and Intercessors

Redemptive Suffering and Martyrdom

Catholic Mystics and Islamic Sufis: The Confluence of Experience

Law and the State

Authority, Justice, and the Modern Polity

Conclusion: The Comparative Politics of Religion

Notes

Glossary of Shii Terms

Select Bibliography

Index

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