The origins of the Shīʻa: identity, ritual, and sacred space in eighth-century Kūfa

The Sunni-Shi'a schism is often framed as a dispute over the identity of the successor to Muhammad. In reality, however, this fracture only materialized a century later in the important southern Iraqi city of Kufa (present-day Najaf). This book explores the birth and development of Shi'i i...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haider, Najam Iftikhar 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011.
In:Year: 2011
Series/Journal:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kufa / Shi'ah / Geschichte Anfänge-800
B Shi'ah / Geschichte Anfänge-800
B Iraq / Shi'ah / Geschichte Anfänge-800
Further subjects:B Shīʿah History
B Shīʻah Iraq Kūfah History
B Kūfah (Iraq) Religion
B Shī'ah Iraq Kūfah History
B Shīʻah ; Iraq ; Kūfah ; History
B Kūfah (Iraq) Religion
B Shīʻah History
B Shīʻah (Iraq) (Kūfah) History
B Shīʻah ; History
B Kūfah (Iraq) ; Religion
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: 9781107010710
Search Result 1
Haider, Najam Iftikhar 1974- (Author)
Cambridge University Press 2011
Print Book