Guardians of Shi'ism : sacred authority and transnational family networks / Elvire Corboz.

What is the significance of transnationalism to Shi`i Islam? And how is clerical authority shaped across borders? Based on a political sociology of two families of religious scholars, al-Hakim and al-Khu'i, Elvire Corboz explains the internal workings of transnational leadership patterns in Shi...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author:	Corboz, Elvire (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2015.
Subjects:	Shīʿah > Sociological aspects. Shīʿah > Political aspects. Shīʿah > Customs and practices. Leadership. Transnationalism. Leadership Shīʻah > Customs and practices Shīʻah > Political aspects Transnationalism