Caliph and the Imam: the making of sunnism and shiism
Matthiesen, Toby
Caliph and the Imam: the making of sunnism and shiism - New york OUP 2023 - 926p.
No sectarian division has had a more momentous impact than that between the two dominant branches of Islam. Widely considered the world's leading expert on the subject, Toby Matthiesen offers the full story of the Sunni-Shia split, delving down from its roots in the early days of Islam to the present day and its global effect on current events.
9780198806554
Religion' Islam-Sunnism;
297.1247 MAT
Caliph and the Imam: the making of sunnism and shiism - New york OUP 2023 - 926p.
No sectarian division has had a more momentous impact than that between the two dominant branches of Islam. Widely considered the world's leading expert on the subject, Toby Matthiesen offers the full story of the Sunni-Shia split, delving down from its roots in the early days of Islam to the present day and its global effect on current events.
9780198806554
Religion' Islam-Sunnism;
297.1247 MAT