Converting Persia: Religion and Power in the Safavid Empire (International Library of Iranian Studies)
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Converting Persia Under the Safavids (1501-1736 CE), Persia adopted Shi"ism as its official religion. Rula Abisaab explains how and why this specific brand of Shi"ism - urban and legally-based - was brought to the region by leading Arab "Ulama from Ottoman Syria, and changed the face of the region till this day. Full description