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The origins of the Shīʻa : identity, ritual, and sacred space in eighth-century Kūfa

This path-breaking book challenges earlier scholarship in its examination of the origins and development of the Shi'a.

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  • "This path-breaking book challenges earlier scholarship in its examination of the origins and development of the Shi'a."@en
  • "The Sunni-Shi'a schism is often framed as a dispute over the identity of the successor to Muhammad. In reality, however, this fracture only materialized a century later in the important southern Iraqi city of Kufa (present-day Najaf). This book explores the birth and development of Shi'i identity. Through a critical analysis of legal texts, whose provenance has only recently been confirmed, the study shows how the early Shi'a carved out independent religious and social identities through specific ritual practices and within separate sacred spaces. In this way, the book addresses two seminal controversies in the study of early Islam, namely the dating of Kufan Shi'i identity and the means by which the Shi'a differentiated themselves from mainstream Kufan society. This is an important, original and path-breaking book that marks a significant development in the study of early Islamic society."
  • ""The Sunnī-Shī'a schism is often framed as a dispute over the identity of the successor to Muhammad. In reality, however, this fracture only materialized a century later in the important southern Iraqi city of Kūfa (present-day Najaf). This book explores the birth and development of Shī'ī identity. Through a critical analysis of legal texts, whose provenance has only recently been confirmed, the study shows how the early Shī'a carved out independent religious and social identities through specific ritual practices and within separate sacred spaces. In this way, the book addresses two seminal controversies in the study of early Islam, namely the dating of Shī'ī identity and the means by which the Shī'a differentiated themselves from mainstream Kūfan society. This is an important, original and path-breaking book that marks a significant development in the study of early Islamic society"--Back cover."@en

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  • "The origins of the Shīʻa : identity, ritual, and sacred space in eighth-century Kūfa"@en
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  • "The origins of the Shīʻa identity, ritual, and sacred space in eighth-century Kūfa"@en
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  • "The Origins of the Shi'a Identity, Ritual, and Sacred Space in Eighth-Century Kufa"@en

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