Muslims, scholars, soldiers
Subtitle: the origin and elaboration of the Ibadi imamate traditions
By: Adam R. Gaiser.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780199738939
Subjects: Ibadites -- History; Imamate -- History
Description: A study of the origin and development of the Ibadi Imamate ideal into its medieval Arabian and North African articulations, this study traces the distinctive features of the Ibadi imama to precedents among the early Kharijites, Rashidun Caliphs and pre-Islamic Arabs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Imam al-zuhur; title: Imam al-kitman; title: The shari imam; title: Imam al-difa, imam al-da'if, and community; title: Conclusion.