1. The Beginnings of the Shia; 2. The Imamiyya or Twelver Shia; 3. The Extreme Shia; 4. The Isma'iliyya or Sevener Shia; 5. The Zaydiyya.
Heinz Halm is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Tubingen. He is written several books including The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning (I. B. Tauris, 1997).
Reviews of the first edition: A good primer to the complex subject of Shi'ism. It should be on the bookshelves of all good libraries and personal collections. Halm in an admirable way combines an assured judgement as to what information matters, with precision and fluency of style! It will find countless grateful specialist and non-specialist readers. A very useful and informative handbook. Reviews of the first edition: A good primer to the complex subject of Shi'ism. It should be on the bookshelves of all good libraries and personal collections. Halm in an admirable way combines an assured judgement as to what information matters, with precision and fluency of style! It will find countless grateful specialist and non-specialist readers. A very useful and informative handbook.
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