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پدید آورنده
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رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA129316
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
After the Ayatollah:
General Material Designation
[Article]
Other Title Information
Institutionalisation and Succession in the marjaʿiyya of Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Faḍl Allāh
First Statement of Responsibility
Morgan Clarke
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This paper deals with the death of a high religious authority, the Twelver Shiʿi marjaʿ al-taqlīd, or "Grand Ayatollah", Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Faḍl Allāh. The emphasis given to following a living authority within the Twelver Shiʿi tradition makes their passing a moment of crisis, all the more so in the case of a figure who made "contemporaneity" a cornerstone of his distinctive appeal. I examine not only the events surrounding Faḍl Allāh's death but also its aftermath, in particular the question of the "succession" to his legacy. In an unorthodox move that maintains his reputation for controversy, Faḍl Allāh's organisation has continued to operate as an independent foundation in his name without falling under the aegis of a living authority. This serves as an illuminating case study of issues of succession and institutionalisation within the Twelver Shiʿi tradition and beyond.
This paper deals with the death of a high religious authority, the Twelver Shiʿi marjaʿ al-taqlīd, or "Grand Ayatollah", Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Faḍl Allāh. The emphasis given to following a living authority within the Twelver Shiʿi tradition makes their passing a moment of crisis, all the more so in the case of a figure who made "contemporaneity" a cornerstone of his distinctive appeal. I examine not only the events surrounding Faḍl Allāh's death but also its aftermath, in particular the question of the "succession" to his legacy. In an unorthodox move that maintains his reputation for controversy, Faḍl Allāh's organisation has continued to operate as an independent foundation in his name without falling under the aegis of a living authority. This serves as an illuminating case study of issues of succession and institutionalisation within the Twelver Shiʿi tradition and beyond.
SET
Date of Publication
2016
Physical description
153-186
Title
Die Welt des Islams
Volume Number
56/2
International Standard Serial Number
1570-0607
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
authority
Subject Term
authority
Subject Term
Faḍl Allāh
Subject Term
Faḍl Allāh
Subject Term
marjaʿ al-taqlīd
Subject Term
marjaʿ al-taqlīd
Subject Term
Shiʿi
Subject Term
Shiʿi
Subject Term
succession
Subject Term
succession
Subject Term
Islam
Subject Term
Islam
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Morgan Clarke
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
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10.1163/15700607-00562p02
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