Shi''i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq - The ''Ulama'' of Najaf and Karbala''

Klappentext Explores the social and political dynamics of nineteenth-century Shi'ism and through this sheds light on modern debates. Zusammenfassung Explores the social and political dynamics of nineteenth-century Shi'ism and through this sheds light on modern debates. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration; List of abbreviations; Map; Introduction; Part I. The Community: Learning and Leadership: 1. The community of learning: concept and organization; 2. Leadership in the age of multiple centers; 3. Monopolization of leadership in Najaf; 4. Diffusion, centralization and politicization; 5. Determinants of status and leadership; Part II. The 'Ulama' Between the Ottomans and Qajars: 6. The shrine cities, the Mamluks and Iran; 7. The 'ulama' and the reassertion of direct Ottoman control; 8. The 'ulama' and Ottoman centralization policy; 9. The changing political triangle, 1875-1904; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Meir Litvak, Meir (Tel-Aviv University) Litvak
• Assisted by: Julia A. Clancy-Smith (Editor), Charles Tripp (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521892964
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89296-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous