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

• Autore: Walbridge
• Pubblicazione: Oxford University Press, 2001; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 264 pages)
• Disciplina: 297.6/1
• Soggetto topico: Murjiʾah; Taqlīd; Authority - Religious aspects - Islam; Shīʻah - Doctrines
• Altri autori: WalbridgeLinda S
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: Shi'ism and Authority -- PART I: TRADITION -- 1 The Life of an 'Alim -- 2 The Imam's Return: Messianic Leadership in Late Medieval Shi'ism -- 3 Fayd al-Kashani and the Rejection of the Clergy/State Alliance: Friday Prayer as Politics in the Safavid Period -- 4 The Economic Role of the Ulama in Qajar Persia -- 5 Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i on the Sources of Religious Authority -- 6 Fatima's Religious Authority in an Early Work by the Bab -- PART II: REFORMATION -- 7 Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr: The Search for New Foundations -- 8 Baqir al-Sadr's Quest for the Marja'iya -- 9 'Alima Bint al-Huda, Women's Advocate -- 10 The Fundamental Problem in the Clerical Establishment -- 11 Analysis of Khomeini's Proofs for al-Wilaya al-Mutlaqa (Comprehensive Authority) of the Jurist -- PART III: THE SURVIVAL OF THE TRADITION -- 12 Fadlallah and the Remaking of the Marja 'iya -- 13 The Portrayal of an Academic Rivalry: Najaf and Qum in the Writings and Speeches of Khomeini, 1964-78 -- 14 The Counterreformation: Becoming a Marja' in the Modern World -- 15 The Marja' and the Survival of a Community: The Shi'a of Medina -- Glossary -- A -- B -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- M -- N -- Q -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The most learned of the Shi'a
• ISBN: 9780195343939; 019534393X; 1-4237-2651-0; 0-19-534393-X; 0-19-513799-X; 1-280-48091-2; 0-19-984905-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961064103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II