num_pages: 344
description: This book reconstructs the development of an Islamic ideal in the form of Shi'ism It traces the Shi'a response to this ideal, from its origins among a group of the Prophet's Companions until the Imamate of Ja'far as-Sadiq, by which time all the fundamental elements of Shi'ism hadappeared.
language: English
title: The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam (Millennium
titlecomplete: The Origins and Early Development of Shi'a Islam (Millennium (Series))
genres: Religion, History, Islam, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 43
publisher: Oxford University Press