Theocratic secularism : religion and government in Shīʻī thought /
This book articulates a religious rationale for political secularism in the Iranian/Shi'i context. The genealogy of Twelver Shi'i political theology shows that the bitter experience and lack of success of the Shi'a in governance during the early centuries of Islamic history led them t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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| Series: | Religion and global politics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book articulates a religious rationale for political secularism in the Iranian/Shi'i context. The genealogy of Twelver Shi'i political theology shows that the bitter experience and lack of success of the Shi'a in governance during the early centuries of Islamic history led them to link the realization of their ideal political system to transcendental factors. For more than 1300 years, the political thought and action of Shi'i religious leaders were shaped by the political theology formulated in this book as theocratic secularism. This book argues that governmental Shi'ism was neither the product of a theological transformation of Sh orthodoxy nor used as a blueprint to establish the Islamic Republic. Rather, the formation of the Islamic Republic and the clergy's rise to power led to the birth of governmental Shi'ism and bestowed importance on Khomeini's wilyat-i faqh doctrine. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2023. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197606827 0197606822 9780197606810 0197606814 |