Early Shīʿī theology

This chapter examines Shīʿi religion and theology in the early period of Islam. There were dozens of Shīʿī branches during the first/seventh to fourth/tenth centuries, a few of which continued into present times: the Zaydīs, the Ismāʿīlīs, and the Twelver Shīʿīs. This chapter deals primarily with th...

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Main Author: Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2016
In: The Oxford handbook of Islamic theology
Year: 2016
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)