Sociology of Shiʿite Islam is a comprehensive study of the development of Shiʿism. Its bearers first emerged as a sectarian elite; then a hierocracy and finally a theocracy. Imamate; Occultation and the theodicy of martyrdom are identified as the main components of the Shiʻism as a world religion. In these collected essays Arjomand has persistenly developed a Weberian theoretical framework for the analysis of Shiʿism; from its sectarian formation in the eighth century through the establishment of the Safavid empire in the sixteenth century; to the Islamic revolution in Iran in the twentieth century. These studies highlight revolutionary impulses embedded in the belief in the advent of the hidden Imam; and the impact of Shiʻite political ethics on the authority structure of pre-modern Iran and the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
#17875086 in Books 1997-08-01Original language:GermanPDF # 1 9.52 x .70 x 6.38l; 1.10 #File Name: 9004107924184 pages
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