Title The origins of the Shīʻa : identity, ritual, and sacred space in eighth-century Kūfa / Najam Haider

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 276 pages) : map Series Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization. Contents pt. 1. Narratives and Methods. Kufa and the Classical Narratives of Early Shi'ism -- Confronting the Source Barrier: A New Methodology -- pt. 2. Case Studies. In the Name of God: The Basmala -- Curses and Invocations: The Qunut in the Ritual Prayer -- Drinking Matters: The Islamic Debate over Prohibition -- pt. 3. The Emergence of Shi'ism. Dating Sectarianism: Early Zaydism and the Politics of Perpetual Revolution -- The Problem of the Ambiguous Transmitter: Ritual and the Allocation of Identity -- The Mosque and the Procession: Sacred Spaces and the Construction of Community Summary The Sunni-Shi'a schism is often framed as a dispute over the identity of the successor to Muhammad. In reality, however, this fracture only materialized a century later in the important southern Iraqi city of Kufa (present-day Najaf). This book explores the birth and development of Shi'i identity. Through a critical analysis of legal texts, whose provenance has only recently been confirmed, the study shows how the early Shi'a carved out independent religious and social identities through specific ritual practices and within separate sacred spaces. In this way, the book addresses two seminal controversies in the study of early Islam, namely the dating of Kufan Shi'i identity and the means by which the Shi'a differentiated themselves from mainstream Kufan society. This is an important, original and path-breaking book that marks a significant development in the study of early Islamic society Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Shīʿah -- Iraq -- Kūfah -- History Shīʿah -- History RELIGION -- Islam -- Shi'a. Religion Shīʻah SUBJECT Kūfah (Iraq) -- Religion Subject Iraq -- Kūfah Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781139128636 1139128639 1139115804 9781139115803

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