The caliph and the heretic [electronic resource] : Ibn Saba� and the origins of Sh�i�ism / by Sean W. Anthony.
Series: Islamic history and civilization ; v. 91.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.Description: xiii, 352 pISBN:- 9789004209305 (hardback alk. paper)
- 9789004216068 (e-book)
- 297.8/2092 23
- BP80.A21975 A85 2012eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ibn Saba� and the Sayfian corpus -- Sayf ibn �Umar and the Saba�iya (i): the caliphate of �Uthman ibn �Affan -- Sayf ibn �Umar and the Saba�iya (ii): �Ali ibn Abi T�alib the Battle of the camel -- Excursus: The Sayfian corpus in the riwaya of Nas�r ibn Muzah�im -- Ibn Saba� and the heresiographers -- The execution of Ibn Saba� -- The parousia of �Ali ibn Abi T�alib -- Excursus 1: �Ali in the clouds -- Excursus 2: The letter of �Ali given to �Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Hamdani -- The Saba�iya of the Umayyad period.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.