Medieval Islamic Sectarianism

Christine D. Baker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

120 Seiten

2019 | New edition
ARC Humanities Press (Verlag)
978-1-64189-082-3 (ISBN)

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This book asks readers to re-examine their view of the Islamic world and the development of sectarianism in the Middle East by shining a light on the complexity and diversity of early Islamic society. The focus here is on the tenth century, a period in Middle Eastern history that has often been referred to as the “Shiʿi Century,” when two Shiʿi dynasties rose to power: the Fatimids of North Africa and the Buyids of Iraq and Iran. Historians often call the period after the Shiʿi Century the “Sunni Revival” because that was when Sunni control was restored, but these terms present a misleading image of a unified medieval Islam that was predominately Sunni. While Sunni Islam eventually became politically and numerically dominant, Sunni and Shiʿi identities took centuries to develop as independent communities. When modern discussions of sectarianism in the Middle East reduce these identities to a 1400-year war between Sunnis and Shiʿis, we create a false narrative.

Christine D. Baker is an Assistant Professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She received both her PhD in Islamic history (2013) and her M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies (2006) from the University of Texas at Austin.

Timeline
Introduction
1: When did Sunnism become orthodox?
2: Non-Sunni Islams Before the Tenth Century
3: The Fatimids and Ismaʿili Shiʿism in North Africa
4: The Buyids and Shiʿism in Baghdad
Conclusion: Reactions to the Shiʿi Century
Glossary
Further Reading

Erscheinungsdatum	31.08.2019
Reihe/Serie	Past Imperfect
Zusatzinfo	1 Maps
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 181 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
ISBN-10	1-64189-082-7 / 1641890827
ISBN-13	978-1-64189-082-3 / 9781641890823
Zustand	Neuware