Tucker, William Frederick, 1941-

Mahdis and millenarians Shīʻite extremists in early Muslim Iraq / [electronic resource] : William F. Tucker. - Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, c2008. - xxv, 176 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-166) and index.

Introduction -- 1. Earlier movements -- 2. Bayan ibn Sam'an and the Bayaniyya -- 3. al-Mughira ibn Sa'id and the Mughiriyya -- 4. Abu Mansur al-'Ijli and the Mansuriyya -- 5. 'Abd Allah ibn Mu'awiya and the Janahiyya -- 6. Influence and significance of the four sects -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.


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Shīʻah--History.--Iraq
Shīʻah--History.--Iran
Islam--History.--Iraq
Islam--History.--Iran
Islamic fundamentalism--History.--Iraq
Islamic fundamentalism--History.--Iran


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