| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 323 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
SUNY series in Islam.
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SUNY series in Islam.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-311) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shiites -- History.
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Shiites. |
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History. |
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Shīʻah -- History.
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Shīʻah. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dakake, Maria Massi, 1968- Charismatic community. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2007 0791470334 9780791470336 (DLC) 2006013726 (OCoLC)68132995 |
| ISBN |
9781429498159 (electronic book) |
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1429498153 (electronic book) |
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0791470334 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780791470336 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780791470343 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0791470342 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780791480342 (ebook) |
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0791480348 (ebook) |
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