As the premier English-language journal on Shi‘ism, the Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies (JSIS) is continuously in search of the latest and best research into Shi‘a Islam. Now in its fifth volume, JSIScovers all areas of Shi‘a studies, from the historical to the contemporary and from the theological to the philosophical. JSIS has a prestigious advisory board and is covered by the leading relevant indexing services. We do not expect our contributors to hold Shi‘a sympathies, only that they dis...