Title The heirs of the prophet : charisma and religious authority in Shi'ite Islam / Liyakat N. Takim.

Publication Info.	Albany : State University of New York Press, [2006]
	©2006

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	BP194.9.G68 T25 2006	Available	---

Description	xiv, 236 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index.
Contents	The scholars are heirs of the prophets -- The holy man in Islam -- Routinization of charismatic authority : the Shi'i case -- The office of charismatic authority: the functions of the rijal -- Textual authority and the struggle for legitimacy in biographical texts -- Conclusion.
Subject	Shīʻah -- Government.
	Shīʻah -- Government.
	Shīʻah.
	Charisma (Personality trait) -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
	Charisma (Personality trait) -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
	Authority -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
	Authority -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
	Temporal power of religious rulers.
	Temporal power of religious rulers.
ISBN	0791467376 hardcover alkaline paper
	9780791467374 hardcover alkaline paper