The Caliph and the Imam : the making of Sunnism and Shiism /

No sectarian division has had a more momentous impact than that between the two dominant branches of Islam. Widely considered the world's leading expert on the subject, Toby Matthiesen offers the full story of the Sunni-Shia split, delving down to its roots in the early days of Islam and follow...

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1. Verfasser:
Matthiesen, Toby
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Zusammenfassung:
No sectarian division has had a more momentous impact than that between the two dominant branches of Islam. Widely considered the world's leading expert on the subject, Toby Matthiesen offers the full story of the Sunni-Shia split, delving down to its roots in the early days of Islam and following it to the present day and its effect on current events not just in the Middle East but globally.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 926 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-068948-X
0-19-760219-3
0-19-068947-1
Schlagworte:
Religion.
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