The Caliph and the Heretic: Ibn Sabaʾ and the Origins of Shīʿism by Sean W. Anthony

The Caliph and the Heretic: Ibn Sabaʾ and the Origins of Shīʿism

Brill's Islamic History and Civilization #91

Sean W. Anthony

368 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging reflective medium-paced
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This book offers an examination of the origins of Shīʿite Islam as viewed through the lens of the traditions surrounding its earliest and most infamous heretic, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabaʾ, and the sectarian movement he purportedly founded, the Sabaʾīya.

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