Twelve infallible men : the imams and the making of Shi'ism /

"The rift between Sunni and Shīʻah Muslims is one of the most salient divisions in the history of Islam. Twelve Infallible Men explores the role of stories in the development of a distinctly Shīʻah identity, demonstrating how accounts of saintly figures were popularized to meet the needs of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pierce, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Islamic hagiography.
Imams (Shiites) > Biography > History and criticism.
Shīʻah.
Identification (Religion)
Hagiographie islamique.
Imāms (Chiites) > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Chiisme.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Imams (Shiites) > Biography
Islamic hagiography
Shīʻah
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage
  • Consolation for a community
  • Betrayal and the boundaries of faithfulness
  • Vulnerable bodies and masculine ideals
  • Entering the cosmos.

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