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Religious Authority and Political Thought in Twelver Shi'ism : From Ali to Post-Khomeini.
Ranging from the time of the infallible Imams, to the contemporary era, this book provides a comprehensive overview of Shi'i religious and political authority, focusing on Iran and Lebanon, without limiting the discourse to Khomeini's version of an Islamic State.Utilising untapped Arabic a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Taylor & Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in political Islam ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Ranging from the time of the infallible Imams, to the contemporary era, this book provides a comprehensive overview of Shi'i religious and political authority, focusing on Iran and Lebanon, without limiting the discourse to Khomeini's version of an Islamic State.Utilising untapped Arabic and Persian sources, Hamid Mavani provides a detailed, nuanced, and diverse theoretical discussion on the doctrine of leadership (Imamate) in Shi'ism from traditional, theological, philosophical, and mystical perspectives. This theoretical discussion becomes the foundation for an analysis of the transmission o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 online resource). |
| ISBN: | 1299716571 9781299716575 9781135044732 9780415624404 1135044732 0415624401 |