The heirs of the prophet : charisma and religious authority in Shi'ite Islam /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Takim, Liyakatali, 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Shīʻah > Government.
Charisma (Personality trait) > Religious aspects > Islam.
Authority > Religious aspects > Islam.
Temporal powers of religious rulers.
Charisme > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Autorité > Aspect religieux > Islam.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Authority > Religious aspects > Islam
Shīʻah > Government
Temporal power of religious rulers
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The scholars are heirs of the prophets
  • The holy man in Islam
  • Routinization of charismatic authority : the Shi'i case
  • The office of charismatic authority: the functions of the rijal
  • Textual authority and the struggle for legitimacy in biographical texts
  • Conclusion.

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