The Essentials of Ibadi Islam (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East)

A perfect blend of religious and politcal thought, the first book-length overview of Ibadi theology published in English traces the development of Islamic thought and provides annotated translations of two complementary modern Ibadi theological texts.

<b>Valerie J. Hoffman</b> is professor of religion and director of the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. She is the author of <i>Sufism, Mystics, and Saints in Modern Egypt.</i>