The Formative Period of Twelver Shi'ism: Hadith as Discourse Between Qum and Baghdad

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Andrew J. Newman

The Formative Period of Twelver Shi'ism

Hadith as Discourse Between Qum and Baghdad

Andrew J. Newman

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Routledge
22 December 2010

Ethnic studies

Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

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

By: Andrew J. Newman
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9780415616362
ISBN 10: 0415616360
Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 22 December 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew J. Newman

Reviews for The Formative Period of Twelver Shi'ism: Hadith as Discourse Between Qum and Baghdad

'This book is an excellent initial step in Shi'i hadith studies.' - Journal of Semitic Studies 'The Formative Period of Twelver Shi'ism teaches us a great deal both about hadith collections in general, and about Shi'i hadith and the development of Imami Shi'ism, in particular.' - Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies