In Praise of the Few. Studies in Shiʿi Thought and History

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In Praise of the Few. Studies in Shiʿi Thought and History is written by Etan Kohlberg and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004406972 (ISBN 10) and 9789004406971 (ISBN 13).

In Praise of the Few: Studies in Shiʿi Thought and History is a selection of Etan Kohlberg’s research on Shiʿi Islam over a period of fifty years. It includes previously published articles, revised dissertation chapters, and a full bibliography of the author’s work. Divided into two parts, the collection begins with chapters from Kohlberg’s Oxford doctoral dissertation (1971) and related articles that investigate Sunni and Shiʿi views on the Prophet’s Companions and debates concerning the extent of their authority as sources of religious knowledge. Part Two traces the doctrinal and historical developments pertaining to various dimensions of Imāmī Shiʿi intellectual tradition such as theology, hadith, law, jurisprudence, and exegesis.