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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795701703321

Autore

Walbridge

Titolo

The most learned of the Shi'a : the institution of the Marja taqlid / / editor, Linda S. Walbridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford University Press, 2001

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001

ISBN

9780195343939

019534393X

1-4237-2651-0

0-19-534393-X

0-19-513799-X

1-280-48091-2

0-19-984905-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 264 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

WalbridgeLinda S

Disciplina

297.6/1

Soggetti

Murjiʾah

Taqlid

Authority - Religious aspects - Islam

Shīʻah - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays explores the nature of political and religious leadership in Shi'ism. The contributors look at a variety of historical periods - from medieval to modern - to reveal the social, political, and theological factors that have influenced the development of Shi'ite leadership. -- Publisher description