In Search of the Caliphate

"In Search of the Caliphate" discusses the historic split between Sunni and Shi'ite Islams in religious studies textbooks, general reference resources, multi-volume reference works on Islam, and briefly suggests other resources (monographs and articles). In analyzing textbooks, the ar...

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Main Author: Johnson, Wendell G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: Journal of religious and theological information
Year: 2017, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 43-51
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
TA History
Further subjects:B Shi'ah Islam
B Sunni Islam
B religious studies textbooks
B Islamic history
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:"In Search of the Caliphate" discusses the historic split between Sunni and Shi'ite Islams in religious studies textbooks, general reference resources, multi-volume reference works on Islam, and briefly suggests other resources (monographs and articles). In analyzing textbooks, the article uses a template taken from the Encyclopedia of Religion (2005) and looks for the following characteristics in the discussion: the question of authority and succession in Islam after the death of the Prophet Mohammad; esoteric knowledge and the role of the Imam (particularly in Shi'a); the assassination of Husayn (the grandson of Mohammed); and the appearance of the eschatological figure of the Madhi in Twelver Shi'a. "Twelver Shi'ism" is used as a search term to analyze the information in reference works (both general works and those devoted to Islam). The conclusion highlights the challenges in researching this topic in a university library.
ISSN:1528-6924
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious and theological information
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10477845.2017.1281066