04894nam a22005775i 4500 978-3-031-55877-1 DE-He213 20251030112039.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240513s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031558771 978-3-031-55877-1 10.1007/978-3-031-55877-1 doi BP1-253 BL238.5 HRH bicssc REL037000 bisacsh QRP thema Mirshahvalad, Minoo. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 76747 Crises and Conversions [electronic resource] : The Unlikely Avenues of "Italian Shiism" / by Minoo Mirshahvalad. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XIV, 171 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities, 2946-2665 Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. An Italian Eulogy to Secrecy -- Chapter 3. Evola and the Dilemma of Islam -- Chapter 4. Evola’s Militant Professors and the East-West Dichotomy -- Chapter 5. Crises and Conversions -- Chapter 6. De-culturation and In-culturation of Shiʿism -- Chapter 7. Coming to Grips with Rationality -- Chapter 8. The Place of No Place -- Chapter 9. Conclusions: The Anti-modern Modernity. “Whether through immigration, birth rate, or conversion, diasporic Shi'ism has become an increasingly important phenomenon in recent decades. Minoo Mirshahvalad’s study is the first comprehensive work on Italian Shi'ism. Focusing on the interplay between the Guénonian Traditionalism and conversion to Shiʿism, Minoo examines Shiʿism in the Italian context and the challenges that Shi'i converts encounter. This is an excellent and ground-breaking work and is an important addition to the literature on diasporic Shi'ism.” —Prof. Liyakat Takim, Sharjah Chair in Global Islam, McMaster University, Canada Crises and Conversions: The Unlikely Avenues of "Italian Shiism" is a brilliant study that probes the historical and the sociological trajectories of European intellectual currents' fascination with the imagined "Orient.” Far from the mere adoption of a new religious affiliation, Crises and Conversions views the religious conversion of Traditionalists to Shi'a Islam in Italy with the utopian aspiration to overcome the crisis of modernity. Insightful and well-researched, Minoo Mirshahavalad's book is a remarkable accomplishment, which will measurably shape our understanding of religion and modernity for years to come. —Prof. Babak Rahimi, Associate Professor of Communication, Culture and Religion at the University of California, San Diego, USA This book explores the phenomenon of conversion to Shiʿa Islam in Italy. It thoroughly examines the motivations behind this religious transition and scrutinizes the doctrinal characteristics that Shiʿism incorporates thanks to the contributions of Italian converts. The text emphasizes the significance of René Guénon’s Traditionalism as a pivotal factor in driving this religious mobility. Additionally, the book delves into the writings of figures such as Julius Evola, who introduced Guénon to Italy, shedding light on Evola’s impact on the youth in the post-World War II era. Furthermore, it evaluates the influence of Henry Corbin on this spiritual journey. To realize this study, between 2018 and 2023, Minoo Mirshahvalad employed multidisciplinary methods that integrated sociology and history. Minoo Mirshahvalad is a Subject Expert in Islamic Studies at the University of Pisa. She is also a visiting fellow at the University of Religions and Denominations in Qom (Iran). Islam. 17875 Religion and sociology. 68604 Religion and politics. 69772 Europe History. 70908 Islam. 17875 Sociology of Religion. 68606 Political Science of Religion. 76748 European History. 57767 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031558764 Printed edition: 9783031558788 Printed edition: 9783031558795 Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities, 2946-2665 76749 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55877-1 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 59816 59816