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Author Anthony, Sean W.

Title The caliph and the heretic [electronic resource] : Ibn Saba and the origins of Shiism / by Sean W. Anthony.

Imprint Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

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Description xiii, 352 p.
Series Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; v. 91
Islamic history and civilization ; v. 91.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Ibn Saba and the Sayfian corpus -- Sayf ibn Umar and the Sabaiya (i): the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan -- Sayf ibn Umar and the Sabaiya (ii): Ali ibn Abi Talib the Battle of the camel -- Excursus: The Sayfian corpus in the riwaya of Nasr ibn Muzahim -- Ibn Saba and the heresiographers -- The execution of Ibn Saba -- The parousia of Ali ibn Abi Talib -- Excursus 1: Ali in the clouds -- Excursus 2: The letter of Ali given to Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Hamdani -- The Sabaiya of the Umayyad period.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Abd Allah ibn Saba, 7th cent.
Shiah -- History.
Muslim heretics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9789004209305 (hardback alk. paper)
9789004216068 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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