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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480069303321

Autore

Baker Christine D.

Titolo

Medieval Islamic sectarianism / / Christine D. Baker [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leeds : , : Arc Humanities Press, , 2019

ISBN

1-64189-916-6

1-64189-083-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 106 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Past imperfect

Disciplina

297.804209560902

Soggetti

Islam - Middle East - History - To 1500

Sunnites - Relations - Shīʻah

Shīʻah - Relations - Sunnites

Islam - Relations

Middle East Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements and a Note on Transliteration -- Timeline -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. When did Sunnism Become Orthodox? -- Chapter 2. Non-Sunni Islams Before the Tenth Century -- Chapter 3. The Fatimids and Isma'ili Shi'ism in North Africa -- Chapter 4. The Buyids and Shiʿism in Baghdad -- Conclusion: Reactions to the Shiʿi Century -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Further Reading

Sommario/riassunto

This book asks readers to re-examine their view of the Islamic world and the development of sectarianism in the Middle East by shining a light on the complexity and diversity of early Islamic society. While Sunni Islam eventually became politically and numerically dominant, Sunni and Shiʿi identities took centuries to develop as independent communities. When modern discussions of sectarianism in the Middle East reduce these identities to a 1400-year war between Sunnis and Shiʿis, we create a false narrative.