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    In addition to his scholarly monograph Descendants of the Family of the Prophet in Contemporary History: A Case Study, the Šī'ī Religious Establishment of al-Nağaf (Iraq), Dr. Raffaele Mauriello has published and has currently under publication the following and other essays and book reviews:




    “Uncharted Transnational Dis-Located Centers of Power in Shi‘i Islam: ‘Alid Women of the al Sadr Family in Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran”
    - in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East(CSSAAME) (under review).



    “Genealogical Prestige and Marriage Strategy among the Ahl al-Bayt: The Case of the al-Sadr in Recent Times”
    - in Sarah Bowen Savant and Helena de Felipe (eds.), Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies: Understanding the Past, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2014. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0748644970



    Review of Morimoto, K. (ed.), Sayyids and Sharifs in Muslim Societies: The Living Links to the Prophet, Routledge, London & New York 2012. Reviewed for the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 76/2, June 2013.
    - Reviewed for the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 76/2, June 2013.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X13000104