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David M. Freidenreich

2011

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The Implications Of Unbelief: Tracing The Emergence Of Distinctively ShiʿI Notions Regarding The Food And Impurity Of Non-Muslims, David M. Freidenreich Dec 2010

The Implications Of Unbelief: Tracing The Emergence Of Distinctively ShiʿI Notions Regarding The Food And Impurity Of Non-Muslims, David M. Freidenreich

David M. Freidenreich

The distinctively Shiʿi conception of non-Muslims as bearers of a contagious form of impurity emerges gradually, reaching its classical form only in the 5th/11th century. Contrary to common scholarly presumptions, Q. 9.28 does not constitute the point of origin for this conception but rather serves as retroactive justification for its validity. This essay utilizes ḥadīth collections and works of law from the 2nd/8th through 5th/11th centuries to trace the emergence of Shiʿi notions regarding the impurity of non-Muslims and the parallel emergence of distinctively Shiʿi norms regarding the meat of animals slaughtered by non-Muslims. It concludes by suggesting that the …


Muslims In Western Canon Law, 1000–1500, David M. Freidenreich Dec 2010

Muslims In Western Canon Law, 1000–1500, David M. Freidenreich

David M. Freidenreich

No abstract provided.


Christians In Early And Classical ShiʿI Law, David M. Freidenreich Dec 2010

Christians In Early And Classical ShiʿI Law, David M. Freidenreich

David M. Freidenreich

No abstract provided.