Twelve infallible men : the imams and the making of Shi'ism / Matthew Pierce.
Twelve infallible men : the imams and the making of Shi'ism / Matthew Pierce.
Twelve infallible men : the imams and the making of Shi'ism / Matthew Pierce.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2018/1437
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Setting the stage -- Consolation for a community -- Betrayal and the boundaries of faithfulness -- Vulnerable bodies and masculine ideals -- Entering the cosmos.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"The rift between Sunni and Shīʻah Muslims is one of the most salient divisions in the history of Islam. Twelve Infallible Men explores the role of stories in the development of a distinctly Shīʻah identity, demonstrating how accounts of saintly figures were popularized to meet the needs of a religious community. This analysis of Shīʻah narrativ...
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Twelve infallible men : the imams and the making of Shi'ism / Matthew Pierce.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/1437
Record Identifier
74VKVNA4gkKb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVNA4gkKb
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ISBN
0674737075 (cloth)
9780674737075 (cloth)
DDC
297.820922
MMS ID
991024161957102626
