{"product_id":"the-words-of-the-imams-george-warner-9781838605605","title":"The Words of the Imams: Al-Shaykh Al-Saduq and the Development of Twelver Shi'i Hadith Literature","description":"Ibn Babawayh - also known as al-Shaykh al-Saduq - was a prominent Twelver Shi'i scholar of\u003ci\u003e hadith\u003c\/i\u003e. Writing within the first century after the vanishing of the twelfth imam, al-Saduq represents a pivotal moment in Twelver h\u003ci\u003eadith\u003c\/i\u003eliterature, as this Shi'i community adjusted to a world without a visible imam and guide, a world wherein the imams could only be accessed through the text of their remembered words and deeds. George Warner's study of al-Saduq's work examines the formation of Shi'i \u003ci\u003ehadith\u003c\/i\u003e literature in light of these unique dynamics, as well as giving a portrait of an important but little-studied early Twelver thinker. Though almost all of al-Saduq's writings are collections of h\u003ci\u003eadith\u003c\/i\u003e, Warner's approach pays careful attention to how these texts are selected and presented to explore what they can reveal about their compiler, offering insight into al-Saduq's ideas and suggesting new possibilities for the wider study of h\u003ci\u003eadith\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Warner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838605606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838605605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"George Warner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43942965674239,"sku":"9781838605605","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_20cc4bac-8145-4865-9333-9dfc124bfb07.jpg?v=1681495433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-words-of-the-imams-george-warner-9781838605605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}