The Origins of the Shīʿa: Identity, Ritual, and Sacred Space in Eighth-Century Kūfa. By Najam Haider

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The Origins of the Shīʿa: Identity, Ritual, and Sacred Space in Eighth-Century Kūfa. By Najam Haider. Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Pp. xvii + 276. $99.