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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Takim, Liyakatali, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
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.
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.