Past Imperfect. Medieval Islamic Sectarianism / / Christine D. Baker.
This book asks readers to re-examine their view of the Islamic world and the development of sectarianism in the Middle East by shining a light on the complexity and diversity of early Islamic society. The focus here is on the tenth century, a period in Middle Eastern history that has often been refe...
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Baker, Christine D., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Past Imperfect. Medieval Islamic Sectarianism / Christine D. Baker. Leeds : ARC Humanities Press, [2019] ©2019 1 online resource (120 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Past Imperfect Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements and a Note on Transliteration -- Timeline -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. When did Sunnism Become Orthodox? -- Chapter 2. Non-Sunni Islams Before the Tenth Century -- Chapter 3. The Fatimids and Isma‘ili Shi‘ism in North Africa -- Chapter 4. The Buyids and Shiʿism in Baghdad -- Conclusion: Reactions to the Shiʿi Century -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Further Reading restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star This book asks readers to re-examine their view of the Islamic world and the development of sectarianism in the Middle East by shining a light on the complexity and diversity of early Islamic society. The focus here is on the tenth century, a period in Middle Eastern history that has often been referred to as the “Shiʿi Century,” when two Shiʿi dynasties rose to power: the Fatimids of North Africa and the Buyids of Iraq and Iran. Historians often call the period after the Shiʿi Century the “Sunni Revival” because that was when Sunni control was restored, but these terms present a misleading image of a unified medieval Islam that was predominately Sunni. While Sunni Islam eventually became politically and numerically dominant, Sunni and Shiʿi identities took centuries to develop as independent communities. When modern discussions of sectarianism in the Middle East reduce these identities to a 1400-year war between Sunnis and Shiʿis, we create a false narrative. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2023) Islam Relations. Islam Middle East History To 1500. Shīʻah Relations Sunnites. Sunnites Relations Shīʻah. HISTORY / Middle East / General. bisacsh Buyids. Fatimids. Heterodoxy. Islam. Sectarianism. Shi’ism. sunni. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 9783110661521 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DTL Humanities 2020 9783110737769 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English 9783110610765 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 9783110664232 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2019 English 9783110610178 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2019 9783110606195 ZDB-23-DEG print 9781641890823 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781641890830?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781641890830 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781641890830/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements and a Note on Transliteration -- Timeline -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. When did Sunnism Become Orthodox? -- Chapter 2. Non-Sunni Islams Before the Tenth Century -- Chapter 3. The Fatimids and Isma‘ili Shi‘ism in North Africa -- Chapter 4. The Buyids and Shiʿism in Baghdad -- Conclusion: Reactions to the Shiʿi Century -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Further Reading |
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