The Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity / / Torsten Hylén
| The Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity / / Torsten Hylén |
| Autore | Hylén Torsten |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2025] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) : 10 b/w illustrations (1 b/w map, 5 b/w tables & 4 b/w figures) |
| Collana | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Karbalāʾ, Battle of, Karbalāʾ, Iraq, 680, in literature
Karbalāʾ, Battle of, Karbalāʾ, Iraq, 680 RELIGION / Islam / History |
| ISBN |
9781399522076
1399522078 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Note on Conventions -- Note on the Cover Image -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Genealogy of the Imams -- Map of the Region -- 1 Introduction: The Karbala Story and Shiʿite Identity -- 2 Studying the Karbala Story as Myth -- PART I THE KARBALA STORY -- 3 Three Times Karbala: Early Accounts of the Killing of al-Ḥusayn -- 4 Karbala and Covenant according to Abū Mikhnaf -- PART II REVENGE OR MARTYRDOM: THE STORY OF THE TAWWĀBŪN (THE ‘PENITENTS’) -- 5 Introducing the Story of the Tawwābūn -- 6 Betrayal and Guilt in the Tawwābūn’s Speeches and Letters -- 7 The Visit to al-Ḥusayn’s Grave -- 8 The Story of the Tawwābūn: Date and Concluding Remarks -- PART III FROM SKIRMISH TO COSMIC BATTLE -- 9 Al-Mukhtār and the Mahdi -- 10 The Contest over the Imams in Early Shiʿism -- 11 Al-Ḥusayn among the Imams -- 12 Conclusion: Mythmaking and Identity in Early Shiʿism -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910987491903321 |
Hylén Torsten
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| Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2025] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity
| Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity |
| Autore | Hylén Torsten |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh University Press, 2025 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911011642003321 |
Hylén Torsten
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| Edinburgh University Press, 2025 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity / / Torsten Hylén
| The Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity / / Torsten Hylén |
| Autore | Hylén Torsten |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2025] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) : 10 b/w illustrations (1 b/w map, 5 b/w tables & 4 b/w figures) |
| Collana | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Karbalāʾ, Battle of, Karbalāʾ, Iraq, 680, in literature
Karbalāʾ, Battle of, Karbalāʾ, Iraq, 680 RELIGION / Islam / History |
| ISBN |
9781399522076
1399522078 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Note on Conventions -- Note on the Cover Image -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Genealogy of the Imams -- Map of the Region -- 1 Introduction: The Karbala Story and Shiʿite Identity -- 2 Studying the Karbala Story as Myth -- PART I THE KARBALA STORY -- 3 Three Times Karbala: Early Accounts of the Killing of al-Ḥusayn -- 4 Karbala and Covenant according to Abū Mikhnaf -- PART II REVENGE OR MARTYRDOM: THE STORY OF THE TAWWĀBŪN (THE ‘PENITENTS’) -- 5 Introducing the Story of the Tawwābūn -- 6 Betrayal and Guilt in the Tawwābūn’s Speeches and Letters -- 7 The Visit to al-Ḥusayn’s Grave -- 8 The Story of the Tawwābūn: Date and Concluding Remarks -- PART III FROM SKIRMISH TO COSMIC BATTLE -- 9 Al-Mukhtār and the Mahdi -- 10 The Contest over the Imams in Early Shiʿism -- 11 Al-Ḥusayn among the Imams -- 12 Conclusion: Mythmaking and Identity in Early Shiʿism -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996659464403316 |
Hylén Torsten
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| Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2025] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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