Medieval Islamic sectarianism /
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 identitie...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Leeds [England] :
Arc Humanities Press
[2019]
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| Schriftenreihe: | Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)
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| Online-Zugang: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvmd83hw |
Inhaltsangabe:
- When did Sunnism become orthodox?
- Non-Sunni Islams before the tenth century
- The Fatimids and Isma'ili Shiʻism in North Africa
- The Buyids and Shiʻism in Baghdad