Tucker, William Frederick, 1941-

Mahdis and millenarians : Shi'ite extremists in early Muslim Iraq / William F. Tucker. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 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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Shi°ah--History.--Iraq
Shi°ah--History.--Iran
Islam--History.--Iraq
Islam--History.--Iran
Islamic fundamentalism--History.--Iraq
Islamic fundamentalism--History.--Iran
Islamismo.
Fundamentalismo islámico.

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