Shi'i Islam: an introduction
During the formative period of Islam, in the first centuries after Muhammad's death, two particular intellectual traditions emerged, Sunnism and Shi'ism. Sunni Muslims endorsed the historical caliphate, while Shi'i Muslims, supporters of 'Ali, cousin of the Prophet and the fourth...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2014.
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| Dans: | Année: 2014 |
| Collection/Revue: | Introduction to religion
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Chiisme
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Shīʻah
B Shīʻah Doctrines History B Shīʻah History B Shīʻah ; Doctrines ; History B Shīʻah ; History |
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| Résumé: | During the formative period of Islam, in the first centuries after Muhammad's death, two particular intellectual traditions emerged, Sunnism and Shi'ism. Sunni Muslims endorsed the historical caliphate, while Shi'i Muslims, supporters of 'Ali, cousin of the Prophet and the fourth caliph, articulated their own distinctive doctrines. The Sunni-Shi'i schism is often framed as a dispute over the identity of the successor to Muhammad, whereas in reality, Sunni and Shi'i Muslims also differ on a number of seminal theological doctrines concerning the nature of God and legitimate political and religious authority. This book examines the development of Shi'i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory. It also covers a wide range of Shi'i communities from the demographically predominant Twelvers to the transnational Isma'ilis to the scholar-activist Zaydis. The portrait of Shi'ism that emerges is that of a distinctive and vibrant community of Muslims with a remarkable capacity for reinvention and adaptation, grounded in a unique theological interpretation of Islam. |
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| Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 243 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 1139381717 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139381710 |
