Shi ism in Kashmir

When Muslim rule in Kashmir ended in 1820, Sikh and later Hindu Dogra Rulers gained power, but the country was still largely influenced by Sunni religious orthodoxy. This book traces the impact of Sunni power on Shi''i society and how this changed during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The book identifies a distinctive Kashmiri Shi''i Islam established during this period. Hakim Samee...