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Religious Knowledge, Authority, and Charisma : Islamic and Jewish Perspectives.

Ephrat, Daphna.

Religious Knowledge, Authority, and Charisma : Islamic and Jewish Perspectives. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (351 pages) - Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Stud Series . - Utah Series in Turkish and Islamic Stud Series .

Intro -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration,Dates, and Periodization -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Constructions of Religious Leadership in the Formative Period -- Overview -- 1. Authority within the Hanbali Madhhab -- 2. Restoring the Prophet's Authority, Rejecting Taqlid -- 3. Succession of the Prophets -- 4. Oral Torah -- II. Centralization and Diffusion of Authority in the Middle Period -- Overview -- 5. Spiritual Heirs of the Prophet -- 6. ʿUlamaʾ of Damascus and Ottoman ʿUlamaʾ -- 7. Books, Commentators, and the Democratization of Knowledge in the Geonic Period -- III. Knowledge and Leadership -- Overview -- 8. The Rise of a Charismatic Mujahid -- 9. Martyrs as Preachers -- 10. The New Media and Islamic Activism -- 11. Charisma and Politics in the Evolution of Modern Shiʿi Leadership -- 12. In Search of Religious Authority -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- 13. Maggid or Prediger? -- 14. The Religious Career Opportunities of Lay Preachers -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index -- Utah Series in Middle East Studies.

9781607812791


Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).
Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.
Authority--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Charisma (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Islam.
Charisma (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Judaism.
RELIGION / Islam / History. bisacsh.
HISTORY / Jewish. bisacsh.


Electronic books.

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