TY - BOOK AU - Machlis,Elisheva TI - Shi'i sectarianism in the Middle East: modernisation and the quest for Islamic universalism T2 - Library of modern religion SN - 9781780767208 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - I.B. Tauris KW - Shi'ah KW - Political aspects KW - Middle East KW - Relations KW - Sunnites N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 282-310) and index; 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 ER -