Being a “True” Shi’ite: The Poetics of Emotions among Belgian-Moroccan Shiites

This article explores the poetics of emotions among Belgian-Moroccan Shiites, and considers how the emotional disposition of sadness is nurtured through the shedding of tears, in order to develop a specific Shia morality based on God’s justice (ʿadl). Once Shiism is embraced, Moroccan Belgians dedic...

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Main Author: Lechkar, Iman (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Journal of Muslims in Europe
Year: 2017, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-259
Further subjects:B Shia Islam emotions sadness morality God’s justice (ʿadl)
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