UID:
almahu_9949701977302882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 352, [2] pages)
ISBN:
9789004216068
Series Statement:
Islamic history and civilization ; v. 91
Content:
This book is an examination of the traditions and legends concerning early Islam's first and most infamous heretic, the Yemenite Jew known as ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabaʾ. Tracing the evolution and transformation of the many stories and narratives about Ibn Sabaʾ as adapted by Sunnī and Shīʿī scholars alike, this work attempts for the first time to give a comprehensive account of the formation of the image of Ibn Sabaʾ as the quintessential heretic of Islam's early years. It also offers a new interpretation of the historical importance and beliefs of Ibn Sabaʾ and those early Shīʿa reviled as his followers, the Sabaʾīya. The end result is a revolutionary, new portrait of Shīʿite origins and early Islamic sectarianism.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
,
Introduction /
,
1. Ibn Sabaʾ and the Sayfian Corpus /
,
2. Sayf ibn ʿUmar and the Sabaʾīya (I): The Caliphate of ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān /
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3. Sayf ibn ʿUmar and the Sabaʾīya (II): ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib and the Battle of the Camel /
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4. Ibn Sabaʾ and the Heresiographers /
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5. The Execution of Ibn Sabaʾ /
,
6. The Parousia of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib /
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7. The Sabaʾīya of the Umayyad Period /
,
Conclusion /
,
Bibliography /
,
Index /
,
Qurʾānic References /
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Biblical References /
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Caliph and the Heretic: Ibn Sabaʾ and the Origins of Shīʿism Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2012, ISBN 9789004209305
Language:
English
