03099oam 2200649I 450 991045230660332120200520144314.01-138-93373-20-203-69428-71-135-04473-210.4324/9780203694282 (CKB)2550000001096330(EBL)1244921(OCoLC)852758173(SSID)ssj0000918586(PQKBManifestationID)12439059(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918586(PQKBWorkID)10906394(PQKB)11741050(MiAaPQ)EBC1244921(Au-PeEL)EBL1244921(CaPaEBR)ebr10728155(CaONFJC)MIL502908(OCoLC)852158324(EXLCZ)99255000000109633020180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligious authority and political thought in Twelver Shi'ism from Ali to post-Khomeini /Hamid MavaniAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (289 p.)Routledge studies in political Islam ;9Routledge studies in political Islam ;9Description based upon print version of record.0-415-62440-1 1-299-71657-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexRanging 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 oRoutledge Studies in Political IslamImamateShīʻahDoctrinesElectronic books.Imamate.ShīʻahDoctrines.297.6/1Mavani Hamid.855442MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452306603321Religious authority and political thought in Twelver Shi'ism1909714UNINA