Takim, Liyakatali,  1957- <br/><br/>
The heirs of the prophet  charisma and religious authority in Shi'ite Islam /  [electronic resource] : 
Liyakat N. Takim. 
 - Albany :  State University of New York Press,  c2006. 
 - xiv, 236 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-228) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boulder, Colo. : <br/>NetLibrary, <br/>2006. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1429405120 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shīʻah--Government.<br/>Charisma (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>Temporal powers of religious rulers.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP194.9.G68  / T25 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297.6