The caliph and the heretic : Ibn Saba and the origins of Shiism / / by Sean W. Anthony.

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Superior document:Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, v. 91
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Islamic history and civilization ; v. 91.
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Physical Description:xiii, 352 p.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ibn Saba and the Sayfian corpus
  • Sayf ibn Umar and the Sabaiya (i): the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan
  • Sayf ibn Umar and the Sabaiya (ii): Ali ibn Abi Talib the Battle of the camel
  • Excursus: The Sayfian corpus in the riwaya of Nasr ibn Muzahim
  • Ibn Saba and the heresiographers
  • The execution of Ibn Saba
  • The parousia of Ali ibn Abi Talib
  • Excursus 1: Ali in the clouds
  • Excursus 2: The letter of Ali given to Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Hamdani
  • The Sabaiya of the Umayyad period.