The Heirs of the Prophet

This substantially revised version of a dissertation completed at the School of Oriental andAfrican Studies in 1990 focuses on the disciples (rijal) of the Imams in the Twelver Shiite tradition, arguing that they developed, through the routinization of charisma, a distinct type of religious authori...

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Main Author: Devin J. Stewart
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2008
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9afda8b56c264cb19f34eb911a0dcb1a
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