
About this episode
In this episode, I attempt to give you an overview of the vast and complex Twelver school of Shi'ism across history.
Sources/Suggested Reading:
- Abdulsater, Hussein Ali (2017). "Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology: Al-Sharif al-Murtada and Imami Discourse". Edinburgh University Press.
- Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali (1994). "The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism: The Sources of Esotericism in Islam". Translated by David Streight. State University of New York Press.
- Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali (2011). "The Spirituality of Shi'i Islam: Beliefs and Practices". I.B. Tauris.
- Bayhoum-Daou, Tamima (2005). "Shaykh Mufid". Makers of the Muslim World Series. Oneworld Academic.
- Daftary, Farhad (2007). "The Isma'ilis: Their history and doctrines". Cambridge University Press.
- Knysh, Alexander (2017). "Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism". Princeton University Press.
- Meisami, Sayeh (2013). "Mulla Sadra". Makers of the Muslim World Series. Oneworld Academic.
- Tabataba'i, Hossein Modarressi (1984). "An Introduction to Shi'i Law: a bibliographical study". Ithaca Press London.
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