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Mahdis and millenarians Shi'ite extremists in early Muslim Iraq
Title
Mahdis and millenarians [electronic resource] : Shi'ite extremists in early Muslim Iraq / William F. Tucker.
ISBN
9780521883849
0521883849
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
xxv, 176 p.
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 01, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-166) and index.
Contents
Introduction
1. Earlier movements
2. Bayan ibn Sam'an and the Bayaniyya
3. al-Mughira ibn Sa'id and the Mughiriyya
4. Abu Mansur al-'Ijli and the Mansuriyya
5. 'Abd Allah ibn Mu'awiya and the Janahiyya
6. Influence and significance of the four sects
Conclusion
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.
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