Shi'ite Studies

Shi'ite Studies

Aims and Scope

Journal of Shiite studies s an international peer-reviewed open-access quarterly journal published by the Institute Shiite studies. The main objective of this journal is to publish new research achievements in various fields of Shiite studies  - History of Shiism - Sociology of the Shiite World.

 

Major Topics

Presenting reasoned, logical and reasonable Shiite beliefs and teachings;

Recognizing the background and path of Shiite evolution among different ethnic groups;

Methodical study of Shiite groups and communities;

Introducing the historical role of Shiites in Islamic civilization and political, social and intellectual developments in the Islamic world;

Pathology of intellectual and social problems of contemporary Shiite communities and groups;

Comprehensive and extensive acquaintance with various anthropological and sociological dimensions of the Shiite world;

Analyze and explain the possibilities, limitations, and social conditions of the Shiites of the world;

Spreading the spirit of field studies on socio-cultural issues related to Shiites among students in related fields.