Twelve infallible men: the imams and the making of Shi'ism
"The rift between Sunni and Shīʻah Muslims is one of the most salient divisions in the history of Islam. Twelve Infallible Men explores the role of stories in the development of a distinctly Shīʻah identity, demonstrating how accounts of saintly figures were popularized to meet the needs of a r...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Harvard University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Edition: | First printing |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shi'ah
/ Imam
B Shi'ah / Imam / Hagiography |
| Further subjects: | B
Shīʻah
B Hagiographie B Religion B Imams (Shiites) Biography History and criticism B Hagiography B Islamic countries B History B Islam B Shi'ah B Celebrity B Identification (religion) B Islamic hagiography B Identity |