The Charismatic Community : Shiʿite Identity in Early Islam.

Intro -- The Charismatic Community -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Author's Note -- Introduction -- PART I. The Principle of Walayah and the Origins of the Community -- 1. Walayah in the Islamic Tradition -- 2. The Ghadir Khumm Tradition -- 3. Walayah, Authority, and Religious Community in the First Civil War -- 4. The Shite Community in the Aftermath of the First Civil War -- Part II. Walayah, Faith, and the Charismatic Nature of Shiite Identity -- 5. Walayah as the Essence of Religion -- 6.Membership in theShiite Community and Salvation -- 7. Predestination and the Mythological Origins of Shiite Identity -- 8. The Charismatic Nature and Spiritual Distinction of the Shiites -- Part III. Creating a Community within a Community -- 9. Shiites and Non-Shiites -- 10. Degrees of Faith -- 11. "Rarer than Red Sulfur" -- 12. Perforated Boundaries -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Looks at the emergence of Shiism as a distinct communal identity within Islam.

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