the rise of religious externalism in Safavid Iran /
Colin Turner.
Richmond, Surrey :
Curzon,
2000.
xii, 272 pages ;
23 cm
Bibliogr. pages 253-262. Index.
Belief and submission reconsidered -- Religion in medieval Iran and the rise of the Safavids -- The consolidation of Safavid power and the rise of Twelver Shiʼite externalism -- ʻAllama Majlisi: externalist extraordinaire -- Externalism in focus: the Twelver Shiʼite doctrines of intizār and rajʻa -- Conclusions.