UID:
almahu_9947414511602882
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 276 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511862618 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
Content:
The Sunni-Shi'a schism is often framed as a dispute over the identity of the successor to Muhammad. In reality, however, this fracture only materialized a century later in the important southern Iraqi city of Kufa (present-day Najaf). This book explores the birth and development of Shi'i identity. Through a critical analysis of legal texts, whose provenance has only recently been confirmed, the study shows how the early Shi'a carved out independent religious and social identities through specific ritual practices and within separate sacred spaces. In this way, the book addresses two seminal controversies in the study of early Islam, namely the dating of Kufan Shi'i identity and the means by which the Shi'a differentiated themselves from mainstream Kufan society. This is an important, original and path-breaking book that marks a significant development in the study of early Islamic society.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Part one: Narratives and methods -- Kūfa and the classical narratives of early Shī'ism -- Confronting the source barrier: a new methodology -- Part two: Case studies -- In the name of God: the Basmala -- Curses and invocations: the Qunūt in the ritual prayer -- Drinking matters: the Islamic debate over prohibition -- Part three: The emergence of Shī'ism -- Dating sectarianism: eary Zaydism and the politics of perpetual revolution -- The problem of the ambiguous transmitter: ritual and the allocation of identity -- The mosque and the procession: sacred spaces and the construction of community -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107010710
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511862618
