{"product_id":"9781838605605","title":"Words of the Imams Al-Shaykh Al-Saduq and the Development of Twelver Shi'i Hadith Literature","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWords of the Imams\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAl-Shaykh Al-Saduq and the Development of Twelver Shi'i Hadith Literature\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Warner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Islamic Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIbn Babawayh – also known as al-Shaykh al-Saduq – was a prominent Twelver Shi'i scholar of\u003ci\u003e hadith\u003c\/i\u003e. Writing within the first century after the vanishing of the twelfth imam, al-Saduq represents a pivotal moment in Twelver h\u003ci\u003eadith \u003c\/i\u003eliterature, as this Shi'i community adjusted to a world without a visible imam and guide, a world wherein the imams could only be accessed through the text of their remembered words and deeds. George Warner's study of al-Saduq's work examines the formation of Shi'i \u003ci\u003ehadith\u003c\/i\u003e literature in light of these unique dynamics, as well as giving a portrait of an important but little-studied early Twelver thinker. Though almost all of al-Saduq's writings are collections of h\u003ci\u003eadith\u003c\/i\u003e, Warner's approach pays careful attention to how these texts are selected and presented to explore what they can reveal about their compiler, offering insight into al-Saduq's ideas and suggesting new possibilities for the wider study of h\u003ci\u003eadith\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGeorge Warner is Research Associate in the study of West Asian Religions at the Centre for Religious Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. Previously he was a Senior Teaching Fellow at the Department of History, Religions and Philosophies at SOAS, U.K.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 December 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781838605605\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332927848588,"sku":"9781838605605","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_7aabae33-8eb0-42be-9786-a46570d322e8.jpg?v=1783607411","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781838605605","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}