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Shii News – ‘Global Dynamics of Shi’a Marriages’ – Y. Shanneik, A. Moors, eds.

Global Dynamics of Shi’a Marriages,
Religion, Gender, and Belonging
Edited by Yafa Shanneik, Annelies Moors
Rutgers University Press, 2021
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Shii News – ‘British Shi’i ritual of giving blood’ – M. Hashemi

‘Could we use blood donation campaigns as social policy tools?: British Shi’i ritual of giving blood’
M. Hashemi,
Identities, Global Studies in Culture and Power, 2020

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Shii News – On-line Panel: ‘Law and Authority in Shi’ite Islam’ (17.6.21, 3pm BST)

Law and Authority in Shi’ite Islam

British association for Islamic Studies online panel

Thursday 17 June, 3pm-4.45pm BST

Attendance is free and all are welcome. Participants should register in advance. To register click here: http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-2021/brais-2021-online-series-registration

Chair: Rob Gleave (University of Exeter)

Raha Rafii (University of Exeter) Envisioning the Medieval Judge in the Genre of Adab al-qāḍī: The Protocol of the Judge.”

Kumail Rajani (University of Exeter) Even if the Prophet did not Say it”

Cameron Zargar (University of Exeter) Marja’iyya between law and laity: the requirements of jurists as imagined by their followers”

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Shii News – Online lecture: ‘The Love of the Imams in Twelver Shi’a Islam’ – S. Parsapajouh (16.6.21, 7pm, Istanbul)

ONLINE Lecture: “Living the Love of the Imams in Twelver Shi’a Islam in Iran. Objects and Materials as a Vehicle for Devotion”, by Sepideh Parsapajouh (CNRS-CéSor/EHESS), Orient-Institut Istanbul, 16 June 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm TRT

Based on field research, the lecturer will address the issue of religious materiality in the life of some Iranians Imamite Shi’a groups on three levels: in their daily lives; in the ceremonies and particular rituals on annual occasions, and finally in pious visits (ziyârat).

Please register your name and academic affiliation at events@oiist.net.
Information: https://www.oiist.org/veranstaltungen

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Shii News – ‘Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism’ – M. Sagha, ed.

‘Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism:
Taqrib, Shi’a-Sunni Relations, and Globalized Politics in the Middle East’
Weatherhead Center, 2021
M. Sagha, ed.
https://shiism.wcfia.harvard.edu/publications/legacies-islamic-ecumenicismtaqrib-shia-sunni-relations-and?

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Shii News – ‘Esoteric Islam in Modern French Thought’ – Z. Elmarsafy

Esoteric Islam in Modern French Thought
Massignon, Corbin, Jambet
Z. Elmarsafy
Bloomsbury, 2021
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/esoteric-islam-in-modern-french-thought-9781780938240/

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Shii News – ‘Avicenna’s Safavid Reception’ – S. Di Vincenzo

‘A New Source for the Study of Avicenna’s Safavid Reception’
S. Di Vincenzo
Journal of Islamic Manuscripts, 2021

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Shii News – ‘Alid loyalty or Shiʿite tendency’ – R. Erdoğdu-Başaran

‘Alid loyalty or Shiʿite tendency: a comparative approach to the Alevi Buyruk texts’
R. Erdoğdu-Başaran
Middle Eastern Studies, 2021

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Shii News – Maududi and Iran’s Islamic Revolution – S. W. Fuchs

‘A Direct Flight to Revolution: Maududi, Divine Sovereignty, and the 1979-Moment in Iran’
S. W. Fuchs,
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2021

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Shii News – ‘A Qurʾānic Hermeneutic of One Early Shiite Approach’ – J. Witztum

‘Misplaced Verses: a Qurʾānic Hermeneutic of One Early Shiite Approach’
J. Witztum
Shii Studies Review, 2020

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