The Shīʿa in Iraqi Heresiography

The book addresses the presentation of the Shiʿa in the theological-doxographical literature of Iraq up to the early fourth century of Islam. Understanding doxographies primarily as textual products of third-century kalam circles, it provides historians with a thorough account of the likely provenan...

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Hovedforfatter: Weaver, James
Format: Online
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: De Gruyter 2025
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Online adgang:ONIX_20250218_9783110620849_49
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Summary:The book addresses the presentation of the Shiʿa in the theological-doxographical literature of Iraq up to the early fourth century of Islam. Understanding doxographies primarily as textual products of third-century kalam circles, it provides historians with a thorough account of the likely provenance and transmission of this important body of source material, as well as of the particular images of the early Shiʿa it constructs.