Shiitisation
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Shiitisation (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of Shiitization
- 2013, Thomas Pierret, Religion and State in Syria:
- After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the rise of sectarian tensions in the Middle East translated in Syria into rumours of a 'Shiitisation' (tashayyu') of the country.
- 2008, Oliver Scharbrodt, Islam and the Baha'i Faith:
- Concurrent with the spread of Sufi convents in Iran, a Shiitisation of Sufi beliefs occurred regarding the theory of sainthood in particular.