Promises of Betrayals The History That Shaped the Iranian Shia Clerics |
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| Author:
| Chowdhury, Fazle |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9767-8241-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2018 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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What began as a faction of rebels to form a Shia empire and in almost 500 years later lead to what is today an Islamic Theocracy. Shaped by British Colonial interference, Ottoman aggression, Russian dominance and the Shia-Sunni divide, the Shia clerics also had to contend with their Persian monarchies. For the first time since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Shia clerics found a defining and authoritarian role in Iran. Fazle Chowdhury explores in his book Promises of Betrayals; the...
More DescriptionWhat began as a faction of rebels to form a Shia empire and in almost 500 years later lead to what is today an Islamic Theocracy. Shaped by British Colonial interference, Ottoman aggression, Russian dominance and the Shia-Sunni divide, the Shia clerics also had to contend with their Persian monarchies. For the first time since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Shia clerics found a defining and authoritarian role in Iran. Fazle Chowdhury explores in his book Promises of Betrayals; the history that shaped the Iranian Shia clerics.