Shurat Legends, Ibadi Identities: Martyrdom, Asceticism, and the Making of an Early Islamic Community
(Part of the Studies in Comparative Religion Series)
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An analysis of a variety of early Islamic texts to understand processes of identity formation and community In Shurat Legends, Ibadi Identities, Adam Gaiser explores the origins and early development of Islamic notions of martyrdom and of martyrdom literature. He examines the catalogs or lists of martyrs (martyrologies) of the early shur't (Kh?rijites) in the context of late antiquity, showing that shur't literature, as it can...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:161117676X
ISBN13:9781611176766
Release Date:October 2016
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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