Guardians of Shi'ism
Author | : Elvire Corboz |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2016-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780748691463 |
ISBN-13 | : 0748691464 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Download or read book Guardians of Shi'ism written by Elvire Corboz and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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'ism for the first time.