Abstract Because of the plurality venerated figures, holy places Twelver Shiʿism are numerous. This paper focuses on devotion that supposed to contain bodily relics and presents them in a schematic framework discuss importance some these places, aspects their transformations over time. I first identify sacred figures place or (multi-locality tombs) attributed each them. then move discussion two...

The relation between Shiʿism and Sufism has been long a matter of discussion among scholars, leading to a spectrum of views: some maintain that the two are identical, and, on the other extreme, some believe that they are totally divergent. However, the love for the Imams of the Shiʿa is shared by all Sufi orders, including the Sufis of Khurasan. As the paragons of spirituality and representativ...

The first divisions and conflicts in the Islāmic world were experienced political field. Political debates around concepts of imāmate/caliphate determined direction divergences thought. As a basic feature eastern societies where politics are intertwined with religious, brought religious separation. Shiʿism, which is at center these that lead to transformation ʿAlī into superhuman figure, can be...

Résumé Dans le shiʿisme duodécimain iranien, deux catégories de traditions populaires (comprenant rituels, pratiques et croyances) ont pris forme au cours du temps autour la question mal, précisément des souffrances mort subies par les personnes famille Prophète ( ahl al-bayt ). La première catégorie comprend expressions poétiques élégiaques marṯīya ) accompagnées reflétant passion compassion p...

Abstract Despite the growth in scholarship on diverse religious communities Turkey, little attention has been paid to Twelver Shiʿi Muslims. Since founding of Republic, Turkish state's foundational secularist agenda attempted control and promote a single hegemonic form Islam, Shiʿa have faced continuous issues practicing their faith public as result. While liberalization past three decades allo...