{"product_id":"9780820497013","title":"Modern Intellectual Readings of the Kharijites","description":"In this book, Hussam S. Timani compiles and assesses the modern literature on the Kharijites, a seventh-century Islamic sect. He discusses the importance of the Kharijites in the Islamic heritage \u003ci\u003e(turath)\u003c\/i\u003e and provides profiles of the \u003ci\u003eturath\u003c\/i\u003e scholars who have either concerned themselves with the study of the Kharijites or have incorporated the Kharijites in their work on the \u003ci\u003eturath\u003c\/i\u003e. This groundbreaking book makes available to Western scholars a large body of Arabic-Islamic literature that is still unknown in the Western world and shows how modern scholars have offered different interpretations and analyses of the Kharijites’ origins, religio-political beliefs, and their place in Islamic history. \u003ci\u003eModern Intellectual Readings of the Kharijites\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for scholars and students of Islamic civilization and culture and is highly recommended for graduate courses in classical Islam.","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030758473968,"sku":"9780820497013","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780820497013_p0.jpg?v=1763743293","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780820497013","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}