Najam Haider

The Origins of the Shi'a

Identity, Ritual, and Sacred Space in Eighth-Century Kufa

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Produktbeschreibung

This path-breaking book challenges earlier scholarship in its examination of the origins and development of the Shi'a.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 587g
• ISBN-13: 9781107010710
• ISBN-10: 1107010713
• Artikelnr.: 33402502

Autorenporträt

Najam Haider is Assistant Professor of Religion at Barnard College in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Narratives and Methods: 1. Kufa and the classical narratives of early Shi'ism
2. Confronting the source barrier: a new methodology
Part II. Case Studies: 3. In the name of God: the Basmala
4. Curses and invocations: the Qun¿t in the ritual prayer
5. Drinking matters: the Islamic debate over prohibition
Part III. The Emergence of Shi'ism: 6. Dating sectarianism: early Zaydism and the politics of perpetual revolution
7. The problem of the ambiguous transmitter: ritual and the allocation of identity
8. The mosque and the procession: sacred spaces and the construction of community
9. Conclusion.