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Article: Orthodoxy and heterodoxy in nineteenth-century Shi'ism: the cases of Shaykhism and Babism.
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- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Article date:
- April 1, 1990
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Discussions of orthodoxy and heterodoxy often presuppose a dichotomy of major proportions. In reality, things are never so simple: relations between opposing viewpoints are characterized by dynamism rather than static confrontation. In a sense, heterodox movements may often be no more than extreme expressions of orthodox values.
In the case of Islam, the most extreme expression of an "orthodox" ...
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