Medieval Islamic Sectarianism

Christine D. Baker

doi:10.1017/9781641890830

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Christine D. Baker

Publisher:: Amsterdam University Press
Online publication date:: November 2020
Print publication year:: 2019
Online ISBN:: 9781641890830
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781641890830

Subjects:: Social and Population History, History

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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. 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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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Acknowledgements and a Note on Transliteration
pp vii-viii

Timeline
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-16

Chapter 1 - When did Sunnism Become Orthodox?
pp 17-26

Chapter 2 - Non-Sunni Islams Before the Tenth Century
pp 27-36

Chapter 3 - The Fatimids and Isma‘ili Shi‘ism in North Africa
pp 37-58

Chapter 4 - The Buyids and Shiʿism in Baghdad
pp 59-76

Conclusion. Reactions to the Shiʿi Century
pp 77-90

Glossary of Key Terms
pp 91-102

Further Reading
pp 103-106

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