Pilgrimage and its Dual Functions in Iranian Shiitsm
Salvation is the main concern not only for theistic religions but also for atheistic ones, therefore, all of them try to offer doctrines for achieving both salvation and redemption in this world or in another world. Followers of the Twelver Shiism strongly believe in salvation through the Imam. Imam...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Dublin Institute of Technology
[2016]
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The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 5, Pages: 1-9 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iran
/ Imamites
/ Imam
/ Pilgrimage
/ Redemption
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam |
Further subjects: | B
Pilgrimage
B worldly / spiritual salvation B Shiite B Intercession B Social Constructionism |
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