Cover; Title???????????????????????????????; Copyright???????????????????????????????????????????; Dedication??????????????????????????????????????????????; Contents????????????????????????????????????????; List of Maps and Tables; Acknowledgments?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Note on Transliteration and Dates; List of Abbreviations; Part One Narratives and Methods; 1 Kufa and the Classical Narratives of Early Shi'ism; Shi'ism United; Imami Shi'ism; Zaydi Shi'ism; Summary and Structure; 2 Confronting the Source Barrier; The Search for Early Sources
Methodology?????????????????????????????????????????????????Geography???????????????????????????????????????????; Structure???????????????????????????????????????????; Legal Authorities.??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; The Composition of Isnads -- Transmitters And Shared Links.; Narrative Style.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Question/answer.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Eyewitness Accounts.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Direct Quotes of Legal Opinions. Exemplary Statements.???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Written Correspondence.?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Sign/list Traditions.???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Exegesis and Biblical Stories.; Emerging Identities?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Part Two Case Studies???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; 3 In the Name of God
The Juristic Context????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????The Hanafis; The Malikis; The Shafi'is; The Hanbalis; The Imamis; The Zaydis; The Legal Landscape?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Comparing the Kufan Traditions; The Kufan Traditions -- An Overview; Authorities?????????????????????????????????????????????????; Chains and Transmitters; Narrative Style?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Conclusion??????????????????????????????????????????????; 4 Curses and Invocations
The Juristic Context????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????The Hanafis; The Malikis; The Shafi'is; The Hanbalis????????????????????????????????????????????????????; The Imamis??????????????????????????????????????????????; The Zaydis??????????????????????????????????????????????; The Legal Landscape?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; Comparing the Kufan Traditions; The Kufan Traditions -- An Overview; Authorities?????????????????????????????????????????????????; Chains and Transmitters
Summary
This path-breaking book challenges earlier scholarship in its examination of the origins and development of the Shi'a