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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haider, Najam Iftikhar, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Series:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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