| The Formative Period of Twelver Shi'ism: Hadith as Discourse Between Qum and Baghdad Contributor(s): Newman, Andrew J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415616360 ISBN-13: 9780415616362 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - Shi'a - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 297.821 |
| Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.79 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shows how the frictions and disparities between the different pockets of believers scattered throughout the Eastern Islamic world in the late ninth and tenth centuries, the relations between each of these and the Abbasid political institution favoured the narration of different bodies of the Imams' traditions |