Adam Gaiser
Biographic Data
| ID | 709806 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Gaiser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Gaiser |
| SIGNATURE | GAISER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7851-3733 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200. By Teresa Bernheimer
The 'Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200. By Teresa Bernheimer. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013. Pp. vii + 119. $110, £65
Ballaghanā ʿan an-Nabī: Early Basran and Omani Ibāḍī understandings ofsunnaandsiyar,āthārandnasab
This paper explores the usages of four concepts -sunna,sīra,āthār, andnasab- mainly in early Ibāḍī epistles, but also in other types of Ibāḍī literature, to examine how early Ibāḍīs understood the legacy of the Prophet Muḥammad, and their relation to that legacy. It argues that before the sixth/twelfth century a notion of communal pedigree occupied pride of place in early Ibāḍī conceptualizations of legality and legitimacy. Thus, Ibāḍīsunnawas "c…
Teacher Lines in al‐Qalhātī's al‐Kashf wa'l‐Bayān: The Accumulation of a Medieval Ibāḍī Identity
Facets of exchange between North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula
We are grateful for the opportunity to guest edit this special issue of The Journal of North African Studies (JNAS) devoted to ‘facets of exchange between North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula’ on
Slaves and Silver across the Strait of Gibraltar: Politics and Trade between Umayyad Iberia and Khārijite North Africa
Iberian Umayyad relations with the Ibāḍī Rustumids and the Ṣufrī Midrārids have not been well understood. After an initial period of Khārijite rebellion against the Umayyads in the 120s/740s, in which Khārijite revolutions in North Africa spilled over into the Iberian Peninsula, profound ties developed between the Umayyad amīrs, and the Midrārid and Rustumid imāms. In the far Maghrib, where ‘Abbāsid power did not reach, trade—especially the trade…
North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison
This chapter compares Western/North African and Eastern/Omani Ibâḍî accounts of the munâẓara (debate) that took place at Ḥarûrâ’ before the Battle of Nahrawân to reveal two similar yet distinct traditions. A further comparison with non-Ibâḍî (i.e. al-Ṭabarî, al-Balâdhurî, al-Baghdâdî, etc.) versions of the debate shows that it is the Western/North African tradition that shares certain features and narrative structures with non-Ibâḍî accounts. The…
The Shārī Imām
This chapter traces the development of the concept of shirā’ (selling, exchange) as a type of martyrdom among the early Khārijites from its first articulations as praise for the early Khārijite martyrs (such as Abū Bilāl Mirdās b. Udaya), to its appropriation by the early Ibāḍīs. Once appropriated, the Ibāḍiyya not only perpetuated and created their own narratives about the shurāt, but also incorporated the notion into the articulation of the ear…
Muslims, Scholars, Soldiers: The origin and elaboration of the Ibadi imamate traditions
A study of the origin and development of the Ibadi Imamate ideal into its medieval Arabian and North African articulations, this study traces the distinctive features of the Ibadi imama to precedents among the early Kharijites, Rashidun Caliphs and pre-Islamic Arabs.
Early Ibāḍī Literature: Abu l-Mundhir Bashīr b. Muḥammad b. Maḥbūb Kitāb al-Raṣf fi l-Tawḥīd, Kitāb al-Muḥāraba and Sīra, by Abdulrahman al-Salimi and Wilferd Madelung (eds.)
First paragraph:Scholars of Islamic studies have increasingly come to recognizethe importance of the Ibāḍiyya as a group that preserves a uniqueperspective on Islam: as the only surviving sectarian relatives of theKhārijites, the Ibāḍiyya offer important non-Sunnī and non-Shīʿīviews on early Islamic history, theology and law. ContemporaryIbāḍīs of North Africa and Oman possess a remarkable corpus oftexts, some of which date back to the early medi…
The Ibāḍī "stages of religion" re-examined: Tracing the history of the Masālik al-Dīn
With few exceptions, scholarly presentations of the Ibāḍī "stages of religion" (masālik al-dīn) and their corresponding Imāms (i.e. imām al-ẓuhūr, imām al-difāʿ, imām al-shirā', and imām al-kitmān) propose a simplified overview of the institution that is based on post-Ibāḍī renaissance thought on the Imāmate. This paper investigates the pre-renaissance usages of the masālik al-dīn by comparing sixth/twelfth-century Arabian and North African Ibāḍī…
Source‐Critical Methodologies in Recent Scholarship on the Khārijites
Many of the difficulties involved in researching the Khārijites come from the lack of primary Khārijite sources, and the subsequent need for scholars to rely on problematic non‐Khārijite sources such as heresiography. This article will devote considerable attention to recent source‐critical scholarship in English on the early medieval Khārijites ( khawārij ), excluding the Ibā iyya, as well as the use of the appellation ‘Khārijite’ as a modern ph…
Satan's Seven Specious Arguments: Al-Shahrastani's Kitab al-Milal wa-l-nihal in an Ismalhringili Context
In light of recent evidence that indicates al-Shahrastānī's adherence to Nizari Ismaʿilism, this article highlights certain structural and thematic characteristics of al-Shahrastānī's Kitāb al-Milal wa-l-niḥal by comparing it to earlier (especially fourth/tenth-century) Khurasani Ismaʿili heresiographies such as Abū Tammām's Kitāb al-Shajara and al-Rāzī's Kitāb al-Zīna. Shared features of these works include the avoidance of specifically Ismaʿili…
Source‐Critical Methodologies in Recent Scholarship on the Khārijites
Many of the difficulties involved in researching the Khārijites come from the lack of primary Khārijite sources, and the subsequent need for scholars to rely on problematic non‐Khārijite sources such as heresiography. This article will devote considerable attention to recent source‐critical scholarship in English on the early medieval Khārijites ( khawārij ), excluding the Ibā iyya, as well as the use of the appellation ‘Khārijite’ as a modern ph…
Teacher Lines in al‐Qalhātī's al‐Kashf wa'l‐Bayān: The Accumulation of a Medieval Ibāḍī Identity
Slaves and Silver across the Strait of Gibraltar: Politics and Trade between Umayyad Iberia and Khārijite North Africa
Iberian Umayyad relations with the Ibāḍī Rustumids and the Ṣufrī Midrārids have not been well understood. After an initial period of Khārijite rebellion against the Umayyads in the 120s/740s, in which Khārijite revolutions in North Africa spilled over into the Iberian Peninsula, profound ties developed between the Umayyad amīrs, and the Midrārid and Rustumid imāms. In the far Maghrib, where ‘Abbāsid power did not reach, trade—especially the trade…
Satan's Seven Specious Arguments: Al-Shahrastani's Kitab al-Milal wa-l-nihal in an Ismalhringili Context
In light of recent evidence that indicates al-Shahrastānī's adherence to Nizari Ismaʿilism, this article highlights certain structural and thematic characteristics of al-Shahrastānī's Kitāb al-Milal wa-l-niḥal by comparing it to earlier (especially fourth/tenth-century) Khurasani Ismaʿili heresiographies such as Abū Tammām's Kitāb al-Shajara and al-Rāzī's Kitāb al-Zīna. Shared features of these works include the avoidance of specifically Ismaʿili…
Satan's Seven Specious Arguments: Al-Shahrastani's Kitab al-Milal wa-l-nihal in an Ismalhringili Context
In light of recent evidence that indicates al-Shahrastānī's adherence to Nizari Ismaʿilism, this article highlights certain structural and thematic characteristics of al-Shahrastānī's Kitāb al-Milal wa-l-niḥal by comparing it to earlier (especially fourth/tenth-century) Khurasani Ismaʿili heresiographies such as Abū Tammām's Kitāb al-Shajara and al-Rāzī's Kitāb al-Zīna. Shared features of these works include the avoidance of specifically Ismaʿili…
Source‐Critical Methodologies in Recent Scholarship on the Khārijites
Many of the difficulties involved in researching the Khārijites come from the lack of primary Khārijite sources, and the subsequent need for scholars to rely on problematic non‐Khārijite sources such as heresiography. This article will devote considerable attention to recent source‐critical scholarship in English on the early medieval Khārijites ( khawārij ), excluding the Ibā iyya, as well as the use of the appellation ‘Khārijite’ as a modern ph…
The Shārī Imām
This chapter traces the development of the concept of shirā’ (selling, exchange) as a type of martyrdom among the early Khārijites from its first articulations as praise for the early Khārijite martyrs (such as Abū Bilāl Mirdās b. Udaya), to its appropriation by the early Ibāḍīs. Once appropriated, the Ibāḍiyya not only perpetuated and created their own narratives about the shurāt, but also incorporated the notion into the articulation of the ear…
Muslims, Scholars, Soldiers: The origin and elaboration of the Ibadi imamate traditions
A study of the origin and development of the Ibadi Imamate ideal into its medieval Arabian and North African articulations, this study traces the distinctive features of the Ibadi imama to precedents among the early Kharijites, Rashidun Caliphs and pre-Islamic Arabs.
Early Ibāḍī Literature: Abu l-Mundhir Bashīr b. Muḥammad b. Maḥbūb Kitāb al-Raṣf fi l-Tawḥīd, Kitāb al-Muḥāraba and Sīra, by Abdulrahman al-Salimi and Wilferd Madelung (eds.)
First paragraph:Scholars of Islamic studies have increasingly come to recognizethe importance of the Ibāḍiyya as a group that preserves a uniqueperspective on Islam: as the only surviving sectarian relatives of theKhārijites, the Ibāḍiyya offer important non-Sunnī and non-Shīʿīviews on early Islamic history, theology and law. ContemporaryIbāḍīs of North Africa and Oman possess a remarkable corpus oftexts, some of which date back to the early medi…
The Ibāḍī "stages of religion" re-examined: Tracing the history of the Masālik al-Dīn
With few exceptions, scholarly presentations of the Ibāḍī "stages of religion" (masālik al-dīn) and their corresponding Imāms (i.e. imām al-ẓuhūr, imām al-difāʿ, imām al-shirā', and imām al-kitmān) propose a simplified overview of the institution that is based on post-Ibāḍī renaissance thought on the Imāmate. This paper investigates the pre-renaissance usages of the masālik al-dīn by comparing sixth/twelfth-century Arabian and North African Ibāḍī…
North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison
This chapter compares Western/North African and Eastern/Omani Ibâḍî accounts of the munâẓara (debate) that took place at Ḥarûrâ’ before the Battle of Nahrawân to reveal two similar yet distinct traditions. A further comparison with non-Ibâḍî (i.e. al-Ṭabarî, al-Balâdhurî, al-Baghdâdî, etc.) versions of the debate shows that it is the Western/North African tradition that shares certain features and narrative structures with non-Ibâḍî accounts. The…
Slaves and Silver across the Strait of Gibraltar: Politics and Trade between Umayyad Iberia and Khārijite North Africa
Iberian Umayyad relations with the Ibāḍī Rustumids and the Ṣufrī Midrārids have not been well understood. After an initial period of Khārijite rebellion against the Umayyads in the 120s/740s, in which Khārijite revolutions in North Africa spilled over into the Iberian Peninsula, profound ties developed between the Umayyad amīrs, and the Midrārid and Rustumid imāms. In the far Maghrib, where ‘Abbāsid power did not reach, trade—especially the trade…
Facets of exchange between North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula
We are grateful for the opportunity to guest edit this special issue of The Journal of North African Studies (JNAS) devoted to ‘facets of exchange between North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula’ on
Teacher Lines in al‐Qalhātī's al‐Kashf wa'l‐Bayān: The Accumulation of a Medieval Ibāḍī Identity
Ballaghanā ʿan an-Nabī: Early Basran and Omani Ibāḍī understandings ofsunnaandsiyar,āthārandnasab
This paper explores the usages of four concepts -sunna,sīra,āthār, andnasab- mainly in early Ibāḍī epistles, but also in other types of Ibāḍī literature, to examine how early Ibāḍīs understood the legacy of the Prophet Muḥammad, and their relation to that legacy. It argues that before the sixth/twelfth century a notion of communal pedigree occupied pride of place in early Ibāḍī conceptualizations of legality and legitimacy. Thus, Ibāḍīsunnawas "c…
Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200. By Teresa Bernheimer
The 'Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200. By Teresa Bernheimer. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013. Pp. vii + 119. $110, £65
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