The charismatic community [[electronic resource] ] : Shiʻite identity in early Islam / / Maria Massi Dakake

• Autore: Dakake Maria Massi <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.8/209
• Soggetto topico: Shīʻah - History; Shiites - History
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-311) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Pt. I. The principle of walāyah and the origins of the community -- Walāyah in the Islamic tradition -- The Ghadīr Khumm tradition: walāyah and the spiritual distinctions of ʻAlī b. Abī Ṭālib -- Walāyah, authority and religious community in the first civil war -- The Shiʻite community in the aftermath of the first civil war -- Pt. II. Walāyah, faith and the charismatic nature of Shiʻite identity -- Walāyah as the essence of religion: theological developments at the turn of the second Islamic century -- Membership in the Shiʻite community and salvation -- Predestination and the mythological origins of Shiʻite identity -- The charismatic nature and spiritual distinction of the Shiʻites -- Pt. III. Creating a community within a community -- Shiʻites and non-Shiʻites: the distinction between Imān and Islām -- Degrees of faith: establishing a hierarchy within the Shiʻite community -- "Rarer than red sulphur": women's identity in early Shiʻism -- Perforated boundaries: establishing two codes of conduct.
• Sommario/riassunto: Looks at the emergence of Shiism as a distinct communal identity within Islam.
• Titolo autorizzato: The charismatic community
• ISBN: 0-7914-8034-8; 1-4294-9815-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809527203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in Islam.