Twilight of the idols? pluralism and mystical praxis in Islam

In this article, we discuss the current trend of authoritarianism in the Islamic world, especially as embodied in the institution of taqlîd, whereby a lay person blindly follows a religious scholar. We will compare this to the mystical tradition of Ibn ‘Arabî as well as the early esoteric Shî’ite tr...

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Main Author: Carney, ‘Abd al-Hakeem (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2008
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 64, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-20
Further subjects:B Pluralism
B Mysticism
B Islam
B Nietzche
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