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The Formative Period of Islamic ThoughtW. Montgomery Watt

Islam and Sufism

The Formative Period of Islamic Thought

by W. Montgomery Watt

A history of the sects and theological movements of the first Islamic centuries, including the Kharijites, the Shi'a, the Murji'a, the Mu'tazila and the early Sunni traditionalists. Watt explains how political conflicts gave rise to theological doctrines.

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