TY - GEN T1 - Medieval Islamic sectarianism T2 - Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press) A1 - Baker, Christine D. LA - English PP - Leeds England PB - Arc Humanities Press YR - 2019 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1104741803 AB - 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. While Sunni Islam eventually became politically and numerically dominant, Sunni and Shiʻi 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 Shiʻis, we create a false narrative OP - 106 CN - BP191 .B35 2019 SN - 9781641890830 SN - 1641890835 SN - 9781641890847 SN - 1641890843 SN - 9781641899161 SN - 1641899166 SN - 9781641890823 SN - 1641890827 KW - Islam : Relations. KW - Shīʻah : Relations : Sunnites. KW - Sunnites : Relations : Shīʻah. KW - Islam : Middle East : History : To 1500. KW - Middle East : Religion. KW - Chiisme : Relations : Sunnisme. KW - Sunnisme : Relations : Chiisme. KW - HISTORY : Middle East : General. KW - Interfaith relations KW - Islam KW - Religion KW - Shīʻah KW - Sunnites KW - Middle East KW - To 1500 KW - Buyids. KW - Fatimids. KW - Heterodoxy. KW - Islam. KW - Sectarianism. KW - Shi'ism. KW - sunni. KW - History ER -