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The Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism

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Author	Said Amir Arjomand
Title of item	The Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shiism
Subtitle of item	A Sociohistorical Perspective
Volume	28:4
Pages	491-515
Parent publication	International Journal of Middle East Studies
Date of this edition	1996-11
Language	English
Permission	Fair use (see notes on copyright)
Posted	2012-07-28 by Jonah Winters
Classified in	Published Articles
URL	bahai-library.com/arjomand_crisis_imamate
Abstract	Background of the history and theology of concepts like Qa'im, Mahdi, ghayba, and the hidden twelfth Imam. No mention of the Baha'i Faith.
Notes	See more in the online book Occultation of the Twelfth Imam (A Historical Background).
Tags	Hidden Imam; Imams; Interfaith dialogue; Islam; Mahdi; Prophecies; Qaim; Shiism; Twelfth Imam
Page views	3208 hits since 2012-07-28
Last edited	2015-02-26 00:16 EDT. See previous versions [archive.org].

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