The Making of Shia Ayatollahs
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The Making of Shia Ayatollahs

  1. 299 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Making of Shia Ayatollahs

About this book

The Making of Shia Ayatollahs offers both insider and outsider views of how a scholar becomes an Ayatollah in Shia Islam, how ayatollahs suggest diverse perspectives on faith, and how the grand ayatollahs are recognized by a balance of many factors including piety, scholarship, popularity and networking. This book consists of two parts. The first begins with the core value of knowledge in Islam and the Ulama's interpretation of jurisprudence and the subjects, values, and methodology they have developed and are applying to challenges found in the faithful practices in modern life. The author reveals the mechanisms of madrasa, hawza, their curricula, and the recognition of a scholar as an ayatollah. The second part elaborates the rich and sometimes bitter pluralism and debate within the community of ayatollahs regarding topics including denominational identity and intra-faith work, Sufism and mysticism, Philosophy (falsafa and wisdom), modernization and the West, political power and government, and women in public life. After providing a historical background on each subject, the author takes the reader into the heart of current debates among ayatollahs in Qum, Mashhad, Najaf, and Beirut without sacrificing accuracy and originality to educate a wide range of readers.

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Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2023
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781978785779
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Islamic Theology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. Part I: Nature and Structure
  9. Chapter 1: From Knowledge to Jurisprudence
  10. Chapter 2: Madrasa, Hawza, and Hierarchy
  11. Chapter 3: Ayatollah and Mujtahid
  12. Chapter 4: Jurisprudence: Significance and Becoming
  13. Chapter 5: Grand Ayatollahs, Marja’iyyah, and the Division of Imitated and Imitator
  14. Part II: Dynamism and Diversity
  15. Chapter 6: Sect-Centrism and Ecumenism
  16. Chapter 7: Sufism and Spirituality
  17. Chapter 8: Philosophy and Wisdom
  18. Chapter 9: Modernization and the West
  19. Chapter 10: Politics and Government
  20. Chapter 11: Women
  21. Appendix 1
  22. Appendix 2
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index
  25. About the Author

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