After the Ayatollah: Institutionalisation and Succession in the marjaʿiyya of Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Faḍl Allāh


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...

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Main Author: Clarke, Morgan 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2016, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-186
Further subjects:B Islam
 Shiʿi
 authority
 marjaʿ al-taqlīd
 Faḍl Allāh
 succession

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