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Abstract:
On the political economy of the Shi'i shrine cities of Iraq, theological and pilgrimage centers which grew around the tombs of the Imams, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Connections from India proved lucrative for the Usuli clerics in these cities.
Notes:
Contains only one passing mention of the Bábí Faith.

'Indian Money' and the Shi'i Shrine Cities of Iraq, 1786-1850

Juan Cole

published in Middle Eastern Studies, 22:4, pages 461-480

1986-10

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