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Said Amir Arjomand

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Description:Sociology of Shi ite Islam" is a comprehensive study of the development of Shi ism. Its bearers first emerged as a sectarian elite, then a hierocracy and finally a theocracy. Imamate, Occultation and the theodicy of martyrdom are identified as the main components of the Shi ism as a world religion. In these collected essays Arjomand has persistenly developed a Weberian theoretical framework for the analysis of Shi ism, from its sectarian formation in the eighth century through the establishment of the Safavid empire in the sixteenth century, to the Islamic revolution in Iran in the twentieth century. These studies highlight revolutionary impulses embedded in the belief in the advent of the hidden Imam, and the impact of Shi ite political ethics on the authority structure of pre-modern Iran and the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sociology of Shi Ite Islam: Collected Essays. To get started finding Sociology of Shi Ite Islam: Collected Essays, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Sociology of Shi ite Islam" is a comprehensive study of the development of Shi ism. Its bearers first emerged as a sectarian elite, then a hierocracy and finally a theocracy. Imamate, Occultation and the theodicy of martyrdom are identified as the main components of the Shi ism as a world religion. In these collected essays Arjomand has persistenly developed a Weberian theoretical framework for the analysis of Shi ism, from its sectarian formation in the eighth century through the establishment of the Safavid empire in the sixteenth century, to the Islamic revolution in Iran in the twentieth century. These studies highlight revolutionary impulses embedded in the belief in the advent of the hidden Imam, and the impact of Shi ite political ethics on the authority structure of pre-modern Iran and the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sociology of Shi Ite Islam: Collected Essays. To get started finding Sociology of Shi Ite Islam: Collected Essays, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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