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Past Imperfect. Medieval Islamic Sectarianism / Christine D. Baker.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Past ImperfectPublisher: Leeds : ARC Humanities Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (120 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781641890823
  • 9781641890830
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  • online - DeGruyter
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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
Summary: 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.
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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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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.

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