18 May 2021
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Agents of the Hidden Imam: Forging Twelver Shi'ism (850-950 CE) | IIS

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To understand the formation of Twelver Shiʿism, we must understand the ways in which the authority of the traditional four agents and other community leaders was contested.

Find out more about this lecture. This recorded online event is part of the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series.

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