THE OTTOMAN RESPONSE TO MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES OF IRANIAN SHIITE ULEMA: THE CASE OF IRAQ IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Iranian Shiite ulema played a key role in the prevalence of Shiite population in Iraqi provinces of Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century. The Iranian ulema’s first missionary activities began in cities which were accepted as sacred by Shiite believers and it was gradually expanded to all lands o...

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Main Author: Erhan BEKTAŞ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Osmanlı Mirası Araştırmaları Dergisi 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Ottoman Legacy Studies
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Online Access:http://www.osmanlimirasi.net/dergi//the-ottoman-response-to-missionary-activities-of-iranian-shiite-ulema-the-case-of-iraq-in-the-nineteenth-century-pp-505-514201912bb4a473.pdf