Shi'i sectarianism in the Middle East : modernisation and the quest for Islamic universalism - Machlis, Elisheva (London : I.B. Tauris, 2014)
Machine generated contents note: 1. Social Change and the Contest for Communal Leadership -- 2. Muslim Unity: A Contemporary Reading to Historiography -- 3. Modern Shi'i Theology: Pursuing a Rational Cross-Sectarian Worldview -- 4. From fiqh to Shari'a: The Creation of an all-Islamic Judicial System -- 5. The Politicisation of Shi'ism.
Includes bibliographical references (page 282-310) and index.
Keywords: Shi'ah -- Political aspects -- Middle East; Shi'ah -- Relations -- Sunnites; Sunnites -- Relations -- Shi'ah.