Author: Ocak, Ahmet Yasar ; editor:
Title: From History to Theology : Ali in Islamic Beliefs
Description: Ankara, Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2005. orig.wrappers. 24x15cm, xxiv,320,(45)p, Series: Türk Tarih Kurumu yayinlari, XXX. dizi ; sa. 4.. 45pp photoplates.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contains 11 papers. Includes: The Wali of God & the Wasi of the Prophet: ' Ali b. Abi Talib in Twelver Shi'ite Belief; Considérations sur l' expression 'Din 'Ali': aux origines de la foi shiite; 'Ali in classical Ismaili theology; La divinisation d'Ali chez les Bektachis-Alevis; The Nusayri doctrine of 'Ali's divinity & the Nusayri trinity according to an unpublished treatise from the 7th / 13th century; 'Ali in the Sunni historical & theological tradition; Types of Shi'ite amulets from Iraq; ' Ali in Turkish folk literature; From texts to pictures: 'Ali in manuscript painting; The iconography of Bektashiism: A survey of themes & symbolism in clerical costume, liturgical objects and pictortial art; 'Ali in Ottoman calligraphy.

Keywords: Islam, Shi'ite Theology, Shi'a Islam Shi'ah, Islamic Iconography, Ali, Bektashi Bektashis, History of Religion, Ghulat, Turkey Alevi, Nosairian