The Most Learned of the Shi`a: The Institution of the Marja` Taqlid

ISBN-13: 9780195137996 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 288 str.

Linda S. Walbridge

Opis

This collection of essays explores the nature of political and religious leadership in Shi'ism. Contributors look at a variety of critical historical periods--from medieval to modern--to reveal the social, political, and theological factors that have influenced the development of Shi'ite leadership.