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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2008
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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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