Ephrat, Daphna. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781607812791 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).<br/>Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>Authority--Religious aspects--Judaism.<br/>Charisma (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>Charisma (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Judaism.<br/>RELIGION / Islam / History. bisacsh.<br/>HISTORY / Jewish. bisacsh.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL51