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10%OFFElvire Corboz - Guardians of Shi’ism: Sacred Authority and Transnational Family Networks - 9781474412131 - V9781474412131
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Guardians of Shi’ism: Sacred Authority and Transnational Family Networks

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Description for Guardians of Shi’ism: Sacred Authority and Transnational Family Networks Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .

Based on a political sociology of two families of religious scholars, al-Hakim and al-Khu'i, Elvire Corboz explains the internal workings of transnational leadership patterns in Shi`ism for the first time. Corboz compares the multifaceted roles played by Shi`i clerics in contemporary affairs with selective narratives about the traditional system of religious authority (the marja`iyya), political organisations, and international charities. Whether informal or institutionalised, their authority networks are in constant negotiation between communities and states in Iraq, Iran, other Middle Eastern countries, the Indian sub-continent South-East Asia, and the West. This multi-sited approach clarifies the local and transnational dynamics that underpin ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474412131
SKU
V9781474412131
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