The Shīʿa in Iraqi Heresiography : The Structure and Transmission of the Material up to Al-Ashʿarī (D. 324/935)

• Record Nr.: UNISA996635567503316
• Autore: Weaver James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin/Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2024; ©2025
• ISBN: 3-11-062084-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (814 pages)
• Collana: Welten des Islams - Worlds of Islam - Mondes de L'Islam Series ; ; v.13
• Disciplina: 297.82
• Soggetti: Heresy - Biblical teaching; Heresy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Selective Family Tree of the Banū Hāshim -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- I Introduction -- II The Shape of the Iraqi Heresiographical Tradition on the Shī -- III The Historical Prologue: The Origins of the Major Divisions of the Muslim Community -- IV Firaq-material: the factions of the Shīʿa. Part 1 -- IV Firaq-material: the factions of the Shīʿa. Part 2 -- IV Firaq-material: the factions of the Shīʿa. Part 3 -- Appendix: On the Authorship of Firaq al-Shīʿa -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, authored by James Weaver, explores the Shīʿa sect in the context of Iraqi heresiography, focusing on the structure and transmission of material up to the works of al-Ashʿarī (d. 324/935). The study examines historical sources, methodologies, and terminologies used in Islamic sectarian literature, particularly firaq and maqālāt books. It provides a detailed analysis of the portrayal and classification of the Shīʿa within the broader divisions of the Muslim community, emphasizing textual parallels, sources, and the historical development of heresiographical traditions. Aimed at scholars and students of Islamic studies, the work builds on the author’s Cambridge PhD thesis and contributes to the understanding of sectarianism and intellectual history in early Islam.