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Religious knowledge, authority, and charisma : Islamic and Jewish perpspectives /

"The issue of religious authority has long fascinated and ignited scholars across a range of disciplines: history, anthropology, the sociology of religion, and political science. Religious Knowledge, Authority, and Charisma juxtaposes religious leadership in premodern and modern Islam with exam...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ephrat, Daphna, Hatina, Meir, Eickelman, Dale F., 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Salt Lake City [Utah] : The University of Utah Press, 2014.
Colección:Utah series in Middle East studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A Note on Transliteration, Dates, and Periodization; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Constructions of Religious Leadership in the Formative Period; Overview; 1. Authority within the Hanbali Madhhab; 2. Restoring the Prophet's Authority, Rejecting Taqlid; 3. Succession of the Prophets; 4. Oral Torah; II. Centralization and Diffusion of Authority in the Middle Period; Overview; 5. Spiritual Heirs of the Prophet; 6. ʻUlamaʼ of Damascus and Ottoman ʻUlamaʼ; 7. Books, Commentators, and the Democratization of Knowledge in the Geonic Period; III. Knowledge and Leadership.
  • Overview8. The Rise of a Charismatic Mujahid; 9. Martyrs as Preachers; 10. The New Media and Islamic Activism; 11. Charisma and Politics in the Evolution of Modern Shiʻi Leadership; 12. In Search of Religious Authority; Appendix A; Appendix B; 13. Maggid or Prediger?; 14. The Religious Career Opportunities of Lay Preachers; Notes; Contributors; Index; Utah Series in Middle East Studies.