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The Shi'i concept of imamate and leadership in contemporary Iran: The case of religious modernists

Hashemi-Najafabadi, Adel

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The Imamate is one of the most important pillars in Twelver Shi'ism. However, its meaning has been greatly debated by religious modernists in recent years. In this article, the Iranian religious modernists' position on the concept of the Imamate, in contrast to the traditional view, is expounded. In addition, this work presents the major critical remarks of the religious modernists on the theory of Velayat-e Faqih (guardianship of the jurist), as an implementation of the concept of Imamate,...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorHashemi-Najafabadi, Adel
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:50:37Z
dc.identifier.issn0008-4298
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/58696
dc.description.abstractThe Imamate is one of the most important pillars in Twelver Shi'ism. However, its meaning has been greatly debated by religious modernists in recent years. In this article, the Iranian religious modernists' position on the concept of the Imamate, in contrast to the traditional view, is expounded. In addition, this work presents the major critical remarks of the religious modernists on the theory of Velayat-e Faqih (guardianship of the jurist), as an implementation of the concept of Imamate, which is in practice in contemporary Iran.
dc.publisherSage Publications Inc
dc.sourceStudies in Religion
dc.subjectKeywords: democracy; Imamate; infallible Imams; religious modernism; Shi'ism; Velayat-e Faqih
dc.titleThe Shi'i concept of imamate and leadership in contemporary Iran: The case of religious modernists
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume40
dc.date.issued2011
local.identifier.absfor220315 - Philosophy of Religion
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB454
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationHashemi-Najafabadi, Adel, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage479
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage496
local.identifier.doi10.1177/0008429811420408
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:26:11Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84855945665
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