Publications

Zackery M. Heern


The Emergence of Modern Shi'ism: Islamic Reform in Iraq and Iran. London: Oneworld Publications, 2015

Thou Shalt Emulate the Most Knowledgeable Living Cleric: Redefinition of Islamic Law and Authority in Usuli Shi‘ism,” Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies. Vol. VII, No. 3, Summer 2014, pp. 323-346.

“Minority Religions in the Middle East.” in Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa Edited by Andrea L. Stanton, et. al. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2012.

Shi‘i Law and Leadership: The Influence of Mortaza Ansari. Saarbrucken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010.

Book Review of The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta: Uncommon Tales of a Medieval Adventurer, by David Waines. Al-Masaq: Islam and the Medieval Mediterranean, Volume 25, Issue 2, August 2013, pages 265-267

“One Thousand Years of Islamic Education in Najaf, Iraq: Myth or History.” in The History and Development of the Hawza, Edited by Robert Gleave, Forthcoming.

“Three Sources of Shi‘i Knowledge and Authority: A Historical Survey.” in Knowledge and Authority in the Hawza, Edited by Robert Gleave, Forthcoming.