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The Caliph and the Heretic : Ibn Saba and the Origins of Shi Ism.

This book offers an examination of the origins of Sh??ite Islam as viewed through the lens of the traditions surrounding its earliest and most infamous heretic,?Abd All?h ibn Saba?, and the sectarian movement he purportedly founded, the Saba??ya.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Anthony, Sean W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2011.
Colección:Islamic history and civilization.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ibn Saba and the Sayfian corpus
  • Sayf ibn Umar and the Sabaiya (i): the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan
  • Sayf ibn Umar and the Sabaiya (ii): Ali ibn Abi Talib the Battle of the camel
  • Excursus: The Sayfian corpus in the riwaya of NasĐr ibn MuzahĐim
  • Ibn Saba and the heresiographers
  • The execution of Ibn Saba
  • The parousia of Ali ibn Abi TĐalib
  • Excursus 1: Ali in the clouds
  • Excursus 2: The letter of Ali given to Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Hamdani
  • The Sabaiya of the Umayyad period.