The Essentials of Ibadi Islam

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The Essentials of Iba ˉd· ı ˉ Islam Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Series Editor other titles in modern intellectual and political history of the middle east Britain and the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906–1911: Foreign Policy, Imperialism, and Dissent mansour bonakdarian Class and Labor in Iran: Did the Revolution Matter? farhad nomani and sohrab behdad Democracy and Civil Society in Arab Political Thought: Transcultural Possibilities michaelle l. browers The Education of Women and The Vices of Men: Two Qajar Tracts hasan javadi and willem floor, trans. A Guerrilla Odyssey: Modernization, Secularism, Democracy, and the Fadai Period of National Liberation in Iran, 1971–1979 peyman vahabzadeh The International Politics of the Persian Gulf mehran kamrava, ed. The Kurdish Quasi-State: Development and Dependency in Post–Gulf War Iraq denise natali Modernity, Sexuality, and Ideology in Iran: The Life and Legacy of Popular Iranian Female Artists kamran talattof Pious Citizens: Reforming Zoroastrianism in India and Iran monica m. ringer The Urban Social History of the Middle East, 1750–1950 peter sluglett, ed. Valerie J. Hoffman The Essentials of Iba ˉd· ı ˉ Islam Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2012 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2012 12 13 14 15 16 17 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our Web site at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-3288-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hoffman, Valerie J. (Valerie Jon), 1954– The essentials of Ibadi Islam / Valerie J. Hoffman. p. cm. — (Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8156-3288-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Ibadites—History. 2. Ibadites—Doctrines. I. Title. BP195.I3H64 2012 297.8'33—dc23 2012002857 Manufactured in the United States of America ...