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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leeds : : ARC Humanities Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Past Imperfect
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (120 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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