1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821595203321

Autore

Mavani Hamid

Titolo

Religious authority and political thought in Twelver Shi'ism : from Ali to post-Khomeini / / Hamid Mavani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-04472-4

1-138-93373-2

0-203-69428-7

1-135-04473-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in political Islam ; ; 9

Disciplina

297.6/1

Soggetti

Imamate

Shīʻah - Doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Religious Authority and Political Thought in Twelver Shi'ism; Title page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Ethos of Shi'ism; 2 Approaches to the Imamate: Traditional, Theological, Philosophical, and Mystical; 3 Mode of Succession and Imam's Policy vis-à-vis the Rulers; 4 Shi'i State Models during the Major Occultation; 5 Khomeini's Concept of Governance and its Critique; 6 The Case for Secularity in Islam: Traditional and Foundational Ijtihad; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ranging from the time of the infallible Imams, to the contemporary era, this book provides a comprehensive overview of Shi'i religious and political authority, focusing on Iran and Lebanon, without limiting the discourse to Khomeini's version of an Islamic State.Utilising untapped Arabic and Persian sources, Hamid Mavani provides a detailed, nuanced, and diverse theoretical discussion on the doctrine of leadership (Imamate) in Shi'ism from traditional, theological, philosophical, and mystical perspectives. This theoretical discussion becomes the foundation for an analysis of the transmission o