Speaking for Islam: religious authorities in Muslim societies
Annotation, Who speaks for Islam? To whom do Muslims turn when they look for guidance? To what extent do individual scholars and preachers exert religious authority, and how can it be assessed? The upsurge of Islamism has lent new urgency to these questions, but they have deeper roots and a much lon...
| Published in: | Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden [u.a.]
Brill
2006
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| In: |
Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East (100)
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| Series/Journal: | Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East
100 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Muslim
/ Islamic countries
/ Authority
/ Power
/ Fikh
/ Scholar
/ Jurisprudence
/ Doctor of laws
/ Legal expertise
/ Fatwa
/ Islamic law
B Islam / Teaching / Authority |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Islam B Islamic Law (Islamic countries) B Authority Religious aspects Islam B Muslim scholars (Islamic countries) B Conference program |