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

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006.Description: xiv, 236 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1429405120 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 297.6 22
LOC classification:
  • BP194.9.G68 T25 2006eb
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-228) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.

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