{"product_id":"the-essentials-of-ibadi-islam-9780815632887","title":"The Essentials of Ibadi Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eIbadi Islam is a distinct sect of Islam, neither Sunni nor Shi'ite, that emerged in the early Islamic period and remains active today in small pockets of North Africa and as the dominant sect of Oman. Despite its antiquity, it has often been misunderstood and remains little known. Seeking to redress this gap and to introduce this Islamic school to the non-Arabic-speaking world, Hoffman offers the first book-length overview of Ibad.i theology published in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with a concise overview of Ibadi history, Hoffman delineates the movement's role in the development of Islamic thought, tracing its distinctive teachings and literary history. In the second section, she provides annotated translations of two complementary modern Ibadi theological texts. This unique volume elucidates Ibadi religious and political thought by allowing its tradition to speak for itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essentials of Ibadi Islam\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers, specialists and nonspecialists alike, a rare opportunity to understand the major teachings of Ibad.i Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eValerie J. Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of religion and director of the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSufism, Mystics, and Saints in Modern Egypt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328858722578,"sku":"9780815632887","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4413cfec-f61e-4c5f-88c9-78c891c19888.jpg?v=1727753300","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-essentials-of-ibadi-islam-9780815632887","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}