Guardians of Shi'ism: sacred authority and transnational family networks

What is the significance of transnationalism to Shi`i Islam? And how is clerical authority shaped across borders? Based on a political sociology of two families of religious scholars, al-Hakim and al-Khu'i, Elvire Corboz explains the internal workings of transnational leadership patterns in Shi...

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Main Author: Corboz, Elvire (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Iraq / Iran / Shi'ah / Extended family / Transnational policy
Further subjects:B Shīʻah ; Sociological aspects
B Shīʻah Sociological aspects
B Shiites
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic