Theocratic Secularism: Religion and Government in Shiâi Thought
In Theocratic Secularism, author Naser Ghobadzadeh questions the religious logic used to legitimize the rule of the clergy in Iran. Ghobadzadeh argues that orthodox shi'ism considers the institution of government to be outside the realm of religion and religious leaders. Coining the term '...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Religion and Global Politics Ser.
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| Further subjects: | B
Shīʻah-History
B Shīʻah-Political aspects B Electronic books B Islam and politics-History |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780197606797 |
| Summary: | In Theocratic Secularism, author Naser Ghobadzadeh questions the religious logic used to legitimize the rule of the clergy in Iran. Ghobadzadeh argues that orthodox shi'ism considers the institution of government to be outside the realm of religion and religious leaders. Coining the term 'theocratic secularism', Ghobadzadeh ultimately argues for the re-instatement of a form of political secularism in Iran. Cover -- Series -- Theocratic Secularism -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Formative Centuries of Shīʿism -- An Unattainable Theocracy -- The Iranian Revolution and Ecclesial Transformation? -- The Necessity and Importance of Theocratic Secularism -- An Attenuated Notion of Political Secularism -- Separation of Religious and Political Authority -- Some Caveats -- Part I. The Formative Period of Shīʿism -- 1. The Sorrowful Age of Presence -- Political Leadership and Salvation -- Claims to the Caliphate -- Eschewing Politics -- Scholarly Pursuits -- Organizational Development -- A Symbolic Role -- Little Information and Even Less Political Involvement -- 2. The Minor Occultation: Collaboration and Survival -- The Political Aura of the Minor Occultation -- Infallible Imāms and Collaboration with Caliphs -- Shīʿī Families in the Caliphate Apparatus -- The Four Deputies (Nawāb Arbaʿa) -- The Representative Organization (Wikāla) -- "Othering" Rivals: The Case of Jaʿfar's Claim to the Imāmate -- Non-messianic Notion of the Savior -- Discourse of Pragmatism and Survival -- Elimination of Rivals -- 3. The Age of Perplexity: From Moderate Shīʿism to Twelver Shīʿism -- Epistemic Transformation -- Transformed Premises -- ʿUlamāʾ in the Early Centuries -- Dominance of Ḥadīth -- Formation of Shīʿī Ḥadīth Collections -- Discourse Formation through Ḥadīth Compilation -- Appropriating from Competing Sects -- Modifications to the Imāmate -- 4. The Major Occultation: The ʿUlamāʾ and Interaction with the Usurper -- The Authority of the ʿUlamāʾ -- Limited and Decentralized Authority -- Just and Legitimate Ruler -- Cooperation with a Usurper -- Baghdad and Qum Schools of Thought -- Būyids and Shīʿī Leaders -- Rebellion against the Usurper -- Shīʿism: A Religion of Resistance?. |
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| ISBN: | 0197606814 |