LEADER 03689nam 22004695 450 001 996659464403316 005 20250423095240.0 010 $a9781399522076 010 $a1399522078 035 $a(CKB)37926235100041 035 $a(DE-B1597)717085 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781399522076 035 $a(EXLCZ)9937926235100041 100 $a20250423h20252025 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity /$fTorsten Hylén 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aEdinburgh : $cEdinburgh University Press, $d[2025] 210 4$d2025 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) $c10 b/w illustrations (1 b/w map, 5 b/w tables & 4 b/w figures) 225 0 $aEdinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture 311 08$a9781399522052 311 08$a1399522051 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tNote on Conventions -- $tNote on the Cover Image -- $tPreface and Acknowledgements -- $tGenealogy of the Imams -- $tMap of the Region -- $t1 Introduction: The Karbala Story and Shi?ite Identity -- $t2 Studying the Karbala Story as Myth -- $tPART I THE KARBALA STORY -- $t3 Three Times Karbala: Early Accounts of the Killing of al-?usayn -- $t4 Karbala and Covenant according to Ab? Mikhnaf -- $tPART II REVENGE OR MARTYRDOM: THE STORY OF THE TAWW?B?N (THE ?PENITENTS?) -- $t5 Introducing the Story of the Taww?b?n -- $t6 Betrayal and Guilt in the Taww?b?n?s Speeches and Letters -- $t7 The Visit to al-?usayn?s Grave -- $t8 The Story of the Taww?b?n: Date and Concluding Remarks -- $tPART III FROM SKIRMISH TO COSMIC BATTLE -- $t9 Al-Mukht?r and the Mahdi -- $t10 The Contest over the Imams in Early Shi?ism -- $t11 Al-?usayn among the Imams -- $t12 Conclusion: Mythmaking and Identity in Early Shi?ism -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn 680 CE al-?usayn ibn ?Al?, the grandson of the Prophet Mu?ammad, was killed in a battle at Karbala. Ancient accounts describe this event as a minor skirmish, similar to the numerous battles that were waged in the early history of Islam. Among Shi?ites, however, the story of the event soon developed into a narrative about a cosmic battle between the powers of universe, with al-?usayn personifying good and life-giving powers. The story came to epitomise the trauma that is at the heart of the Shi?ite ethos: the treachery of the non-Shi?ite community against the family of the Prophet. This book investigates this development in the 7th to 10th centuries CE and its significance for emerging Shi?ite identity in early Islam. It provides an in-depth analysis and diachronic comparison of the three earliest versions of the Karbala story, analyses the story of the Penitents who attempted to avenge the death of al-?usayn, and surveys the development of the image of al-?usayn and the rituals associated with him in historiography, poetry and Shi?ite hadith. 606 $aKarbala??, Battle of, Karbala??, Iraq, 680, in literature 606 $aKarbala??, Battle of, Karbala??, Iraq, 680 606 $aRELIGION / Islam / History$2bisacsh 615 0$aKarbala??, Battle of, Karbala??, Iraq, 680, in literature. 615 0$aKarbala??, Battle of, Karbala??, Iraq, 680. 615 7$aRELIGION / Islam / History. 700 $aHylén$b Torsten, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01817685 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996659464403316 996 $aThe Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity$94375715 997 $aUNISA