Mahdis and millenarians: Shīʿite extremists in early Muslim Iraq

Introduction -- 1. Earlier movements -- 2. Bayan ibn Sam'an and the Bayaniyya -- 3. al-Mughira ibn Sa'id and the Mughiriyya -- 4. Abu Mansur al-'Ijli and the Mansuriyya -- 5. 'Abd Allah ibn Mu'awiya and the Janahiyya -- 6. Influence and significance of the four sects -- Conc...

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Main Author: Tucker, William F. 1941- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Iran / Iraq / Shi'ah / Fundamentalism / Islam / History 750-900
Further subjects:B Islam (Iraq) History
B Islamic fundamentalism Iran History
B Islam (Iran) History
B Shī'ah Iraq History
B Islam Iraq History
B Islamic fundamentalism Iraq History
B Shī'ah Iran History
B Shīʻah (Iran) History
B Islamic fundamentalism (Iran) History
B Islam Iran History
B Shīʻah (Iraq) History
B Islamic fundamentalism (Iraq) History
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Summary:Introduction -- 1. Earlier movements -- 2. Bayan ibn Sam'an and the Bayaniyya -- 3. al-Mughira ibn Sa'id and the Mughiriyya -- 4. Abu Mansur al-'Ijli and the Mansuriyya -- 5. 'Abd Allah ibn Mu'awiya and the Janahiyya -- 6. Influence and significance of the four sects -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0521883849