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‘From Disciples to Missionaries: The Trans-Continental Trajectory of the Khoja ShiaIthna-Asheri Community from South Asia to Latin America’

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De-centring Shiʿi Islam

In the introduction to this special issue, we make the case for ‘de-centring’ the study of Shiʿi Islam, conceptually, spatially and sociologically. After first noting the essentialization of Shiʿi identity within the contemporary public sphere, we question its spatialization within the modern world of nation-states and area studies, and contrast the physical and human geography of Shiʿi Islam.

Articles by M Clarke, P Bruckmayr, M Leichtman et al., E Szanto, R Mauriello