Authority in Absence? Shi‘i Politics of Salvation from the Classical Period to Modern Republicanism

Shi‘i Islam is often considered to be political per se because of its emergence historically as a movement with a strong position on authority and legitimacy in governance. This piece demonstrates how the politics of salvation in the tradition tie together one’s loyalty to the divine person of the I...

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1. VerfasserIn: Rizvi, Sajjad (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Williams, Rowan 1950- (VerfasserIn des Bezugswerks)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage [2016]
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Jahr: 2016, Band: 29, Heft: 2, Seiten: 204-212
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
NCD Politische Ethik
TE Mittelalter
TK Neueste Zeit
weitere Schlagwörter:B Sovereignty
B Salvation
B Islam
B Shi'ah
B Absence
B Presence
B walāya
B Governance
B History
B Social aspects
B Republicanism
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Zusammenfassung:Shi‘i Islam is often considered to be political per se because of its emergence historically as a movement with a strong position on authority and legitimacy in governance. This piece demonstrates how the politics of salvation in the tradition tie together one’s loyalty to the divine person of the Imam to one’s final destination, and how that relationship is complicated in the physical absence of the Imam. Such a politics guards against a sacralisation of everyday politics and recognises that sanctity arises from the person of the Imam and not the office of his delegate.
ISSN:0953-9468
Bezug:Kritik in "Authority Deferred (2016)"
Enthält:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946815623138