The vanished Imam : Musa al Sadr and the Shia of Lebanon / Fouad Ajami.
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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| Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
1986.
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BP188.8.L4 A38 1986 |
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