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The origins of the Shīʻa : identity, ritual, and sacred space in eighth-century Kūfa / Najam Haider.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in Islamic civilizationPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 276 pages) : mapContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781139128636
  • 1139128639
  • 1139115804
  • 9781139115803
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Origins of the Shīʻa.DDC classification:
  • 297.8/20956747 22
LOC classification:
  • BP192.7.K75 H35 2011eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
pt. 1. Narratives and Methods. Kufa and the Classical Narratives of Early Shi'ism -- Confronting the Source Barrier: A New Methodology -- pt. 2. Case Studies. In the Name of God: The Basmala -- Curses and Invocations: The Qunut in the Ritual Prayer -- Drinking Matters: The Islamic Debate over Prohibition -- pt. 3. The Emergence of Shi'ism. Dating Sectarianism: Early 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.
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)400581

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.

pt. 1. Narratives and Methods. Kufa and the Classical Narratives of Early Shi'ism -- Confronting the Source Barrier: A New Methodology -- pt. 2. Case Studies. In the Name of God: The Basmala -- Curses and Invocations: The Qunut in the Ritual Prayer -- Drinking Matters: The Islamic Debate over Prohibition -- pt. 3. The Emergence of Shi'ism. Dating Sectarianism: Early 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.