Shia-Sunni Interactions In Greater Cental Asia: Retrospective And Current States

Anton Alexeev ()
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Abstract: This paper analyzes the Shia-Sunni interactions in northeastern Iran (Khorasan) and Central Asia. The Shia-Sunni disputes in the region date back to the Middle Ages after the establishment of the Safavids (1501 – 1722) in Iran and the Shibanids (1501 – 1601) in Mawara al-nahr at the beginning of the 16th century. This paper, based on narrative sources, attempts to find the true reasons of this phenomenon and to estimate its influence on history and the future of the region. An overview of both the Sunni and Shi’ite religious community status in Iran, in Mawara al-Nahr, has become particularly important when discussing this issue.

Keywords: Shia; Sunni; Central Asia; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2014
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Published in WP BRP Series: Humanities / HUM, November 2014, pages 1-16

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