Title The heirs of the prophet : charisma and religious authority in Shi'ite Islam / Liyakat N. Takim

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) Contents The scholars are heirs of the prophets -- The holy man in Islam -- Routinization of charismatic authority : the Shi'i case -- The office of charismatic authority: the functions of the rijal -- Textual authority and the struggle for legitimacy in biographical texts -- Conclusion Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Shīʿah -- Government Charisma (Personality trait) -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Authority -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Temporal powers of religious rulers RELIGION -- Islam -- General. Authority -- Religious aspects -- Islam Shīʻah -- Government Temporal power of religious rulers Form Electronic book LC no. 2005014626 ISBN 1429405120 9781429405126 0791481913 9780791481912

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