The Shi'i concept of imamate and leadership in contemporary Iran: The case of religious modernists
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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.author | Hashemi-Najafabadi, Adel | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T22:50:37Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0008-4298 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/58696 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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, which is in practice in contemporary Iran. | |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Inc | |
dc.source | Studies in Religion | |
dc.subject | Keywords: democracy; Imamate; infallible Imams; religious modernism; Shi'ism; Velayat-e Faqih | |
dc.title | The Shi'i concept of imamate and leadership in contemporary Iran: The case of religious modernists | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 40 | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 220315 - Philosophy of Religion | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | f5625xPUB454 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hashemi-Najafabadi, Adel, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 4 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 479 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 496 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0008429811420408 | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T09:26:11Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84855945665 | |
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