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by Matthew Pierce (Author)
The Life and Legacy of Jafar al-Sadiq introduces the stories and controversies around one of the most central figures of early Islamic thought. Widely revered in his time and highly regarded by Muslims around the world today, Jafar al-Sadiq (702- 765 CE) lived an intriguing and illuminating life. Drawing upon classical Arabic and Persian sources, with some passages translated into English for the first time, Matthew Pierce helps make this complex history more accessible to both the general reader and students of Islam and its history.
Author Biography
Matthew Pierce (PhD, Boston University) is Associate Professor of Religion at Centre College and Director of Centre Global. He is the author of Twelve Infallible Men: The Imams and the Making of Shiism (Harvard University Press, 2016), winner of Iran's Book of the Year Award. Matthew Pierce has lived and studied in Egypt, Yemen, and Iran. He specialized in Islamic history, religion and sexuality, and sectarianism. Pierce has published his work in premier reference volumes, such as The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought (2012) and the Encyclopedia of Islam (Brill).
