Shiism

A refereed journal with an international editorial and advisory board, the Shii Studies Review provides a scholarly forum for researchers specializing in all fields of Shii studies. Issued twice a year, the journal publishes peer-reviewed original studies, critical editions of classical and pre-modern texts, and book reviews on Shii law, ḥadīth, Qurʾānic exegesis, philosophy, kalām, ritual and practices, classical and contemporary literature, and other aspects of the history of Shiism.

The University of Religions and Denominations (Qom, Iran) is pleased to offer the 4^th short-term course on Shi'a Islamic Studies to be held March 4-14, 2017.

The University of Religions and Denominations (Qom, Iran) is pleased to offer the 4^th short-term course on Shi'a Islamic Studies to be held March 4-14, 2017.

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that my book Shi'i Cosmopolitanisms in Africa: Lebanese Migration and Religious Conversion in Senegal has recently been published by Indiana University Press. http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?cPath=1037_3130_3698&products_id=807558

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A refereed journal with an international editorial and advisory board, the Shii Studies Review (SSR) provides a scholarly forum for research on Shiism.

“Persian Shiite Pilgrimage Art: The Case Study of 18th-21th Century Religious Architectural Mural Paintings”

Dr.P. Khosronejad
Visiting Overseas Associate Professor
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan

We are seeking abstracts for a panel on Social Approaches to Lebanese Shi'i History Middle East Studies Association 2014 Annual Meeting to be held in washing Washington, DC, 22-25 November 2014.  Please send an abstract (300-400 words) and CV to pascal.abidor@mail.mcgill.ca no later than February 5^th.  Authors will be notified by February 8^th and have until February 15^th to submit their abstract to the MESA annual meeting website.  MESA membership is r