What is Shia Islam? - Twelverism

In this episode, I attempt to give you an overview of the vast and complex Twelver school of Shi'ism across history. This is a collaboration with Hikma History, so don't forget to check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HikmaHistory Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/letstalkreligion Check out the Let's Talk Religion Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ih4sqtWv0wRIhS6HFgerb?si=795bddac17914a4e Sources/Suggested Reading: Abdulsater, Hussein Ali (2017). "Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology: Al-Sharif al-Murtada and Imami Discourse". Edinburgh University Press. Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali (1994). "The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism: The Sources of Esotericism in Islam". Translated by David Streight. State University of New York Press. Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali (2011). "The Spirituality of Shi'i Islam: Beliefs and Practices". I.B. Tauris. Bayhoum-Daou, Tamima (2005). "Shaykh Mufid". Makers of the Muslim World Series. Oneworld Academic. Daftary, Farhad (2007). "The Isma'ilis: Their history and doctrines". Cambridge University Press. Knysh, Alexander (2017). "Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism". Princeton University Press. Meisami, Sayeh (2013). "Mulla Sadra". Makers of the Muslim World Series. Oneworld Academic. Tabataba'i, Hossein Modarressi (1984). "An Introduction to Shi'i Law: a bibliographical study". Ithaca Press London. #Shia #Islam #Religion