| Description |
1 online resource (368 pages) |
| Series |
Islamic History and Civilization |
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Islamic history and civilization.
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| Contents |
Ibn Saba and the Sayfian corpus -- Sayf ibn Umar and the Sabaiya (i): the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan -- Sayf ibn Umar and the Sabaiya (ii): Ali ibn Abi Talib the Battle of the camel -- Excursus: The Sayfian corpus in the riwaya of NasĐr ibn MuzahĐim -- Ibn Saba and the heresiographers -- The execution of Ibn Saba -- The parousia of Ali ibn Abi TĐalib -- Excursus 1: Ali in the clouds -- Excursus 2: The letter of Ali given to Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Hamdani -- The Sabaiya of the Umayyad period |
| Summary |
This book offers an examination of the origins of Sh??ite Islam as viewed through the lens of the traditions surrounding its earliest and most infamous heretic,?Abd All?h ibn Saba?, and the sectarian movement he purportedly founded, the Saba??ya |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-333) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
ʻAbd Allāh ibn Sabaʼ, active 7th century.
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| SUBJECT |
ʻAbd Allāh ibn Sabaʼ, active 7th century. fast (OCoLC)fst01860075 |
| Subject |
Shīʿah -- History
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Muslim heretics.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- Shi'a.
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Muslim heretics.
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Shīʻah.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004216068 |
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9004216065 |
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