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.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2019
Copyrightjahr
2019
ISBN-Print
978-1-64189-082-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-64189-083-0
ePub ISBN
9781641890847
Verlag
Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe
Past Imperfect
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
116
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
KapitelSeiten
Contents Kein Zugriff
Acknowledgements and a Note on Transliteration Kein Zugriff
Timeline Kein Zugriff
Introduction Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 16
Chapter 1 — When did Sunnism Become Orthodox? Kein Zugriff Seiten 17 - 26
Chapter 2 — Non-Sunni Islams Before the Tenth Century Kein Zugriff Seiten 27 - 36
Chapter 3 — The Fatimids and Isma‘ili Shi‘ism in North Africa Kein Zugriff Seiten 37 - 58
Chapter 4 — The Buyids and Shiʿism in Baghdad Kein Zugriff Seiten 59 - 76
Conclusion: Reactions to the Shiʿi Century Kein Zugriff Seiten 77 - 90
Glossary of Key Terms Kein Zugriff Seiten 91 - 102
