HISTORY OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES

SHIʽISM: OPPOSITION AND HYPOTHESIS OF POWER

The course aims to define the Shiite phenomenon as a religious tendency, a heretical minority, an opposition party and a political-philosophical ideology taking into consideration the most important historical crossroads up to our contemporary times. The concept of authority and the sources of authority as well as the major figures and the schools of thought up to the current doctrines and political groups will receive our attention.

• L. Capezzone, M. Salati, L’islam sciita. Storia di una minoranza, Roma, Edizioni Lavoro, 2006, pp. 435.

• F. Sabahi, Storia dell’Iran, Milano, Bruno Mondatori, 2006, pp. 298.

• G. Corm, Il Libano contemporaneo. Storia e società, Milano, Jaca Book, 2006, pp. 367.