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The Heirs of the Prophet : Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi'ite Islam

2012 - SUNY Press

252 p.

was an important factor in the formation of a distinct Shi>ite leadership. The Heirs of the Prophet also provides a new understanding of textual authority in Islam by examining authority construction and the struggle for legitimacy evidenced in Islamic biographical dictionaries. [Publisher's Text]