Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism

Interest in Shi''i Islam is running at unprecedented levels. International tensions over Iran, where the largest number of Shi''i Muslims live, as well as the political resurgence of the Shi''i in Iraq and Lebanon, have created an urgent need to understand the background, beliefs and motivations of this dynamic vision of Islam. Abbas Amanat is one of the leading scholars of Shi''ism. And in this p...