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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. Selective Family Tree of the Banū Hāshim XII
5. Abbreviations XV
6. List of Tables XVII
7. I Introduction 1
8. II The Shape of the Iraqi Heresiographical Tradition on the Shī 52
9. III The Historical Prologue: The Origins of the Major Divisions of the Muslim Community 75
10. IV Firaq-material: the factions of the Shīʿa. Part 1 96
11. IV Firaq-material: the factions of the Shīʿa. Part 2 392
12. IV Firaq-material: the factions of the Shīʿa. Part 3 549
13. Appendix: On the Authorship of Firaq al-Shīʿa 767
14. Bibliography 773
15. Index 785