Guardians of Shi'ism : : Sacred Authority and Transnational Family Networks / / Elvire Corboz.
A study of transnational Shi'ism that explains the constitution of clerical leadership patterns across bordersGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748691456','ISBN:9780748691449');What is the significance of transnationalism to Shi`i Islam? And how is clerical authority s...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 2 B/W illustrations 6 B/W tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Transliteration
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Part I. Family, Students and Friends: From Dyadic to Transnational Networks
- 1. An Iraqi Family of Religious Scholars: Local and Transnational Networking Strategies
- 2. An Iranian Marja' in Najaf and a Foundation in London: Reproducing Interpersonal Ties across Place and over Time
- Part II. Charitable Politics: Benevolent Patrons, Beneficiaries and the State
- 3. Leadership in Patronage: the Benefits of Serving and Educating
- 4. The Priority of Charity: a Global Brand of Philanthropy in its Local Making
- Part III. The Affairs of the State: Clerical Participation in Politics
- 5. Forefront of Iraqi Politics 5 From Najaf to Najaf: a Family at the Forefront of Iraqi Politics
- 6. Quietist Activism: Calculated Responses to Political Turmoil
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index