Making of Martyrdom in Modern Twelver Shi ism

In Twelver Shi''a Islam, the wait for the return of the Twelfth Imam, Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Mahdi, at the end of time, overshadowed the value of actively seeking martyrdom. However, what is the place of martyrdom in Twelver Shi''ism today?

This book shows that the Islamic revolution in Iran resulted in the marriage of Shi''i messianism and extreme political activism, changing the mindset of the...