The vanished Imam: Musa al Sadr and the Shia of Lebanon
In the summer of 1978, Musa al Sadr, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Shia sect in Lebanon, disappeared mysteriously while on a visit to Libya. As in the Shia myth of the "Hidden Imam," this modern-day Imam left his followers upholding his legacy and awaiting his return. Considered an ou...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca [u.a.]
Cornell University Press
1986
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| In: | Year: 1986 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ṣadr, Mūsā aṣ- 1928-1978
/ Lebanon
/ Shi'ah
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| Further subjects: | B
Ṣadr, Mūsá
B Shiites (Lebanon) Biography B Shīʻah (Lebanon) |