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Sociology of Shi'ite Islam is a comprehensive study of the development of Shi'ism. In these collected essays Arjomand has persistently 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. The bearers or cultural carriers of Shi'ite Islam 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. 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.

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Author:   Said Amir Arjomand
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Weight:   0.779kg
ISBN:  

9789004380479

ISBN 10:   9004380477
Pages:   486
Publication Date:   14 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations Introduction: Shi'ite Islam as a World Religion, its Social Forms, Bearers and Impact on Social Action Part I: Formation of Shi'ite Islam as a World Religion of Salvation: Imamate, Occultation and Theodicy Chapter 1: Origins and Development of Apocalyptic Messianism in Early Islam Chapter 2: Crisis of the Imamate and the Institution of Occultation in Twelver Shi`ism Chapter 3: Imam Absconditus and the Beginnings of a Theology of Occultation Chapter 4: The Shi'ite Doctrine of Occultation and the Transition from Chiliasm to Law Chapter 5: Shi'ite Theodicy: Martyrdom and the Meaning of Suffering Part II: Shi'ite Religion and the Structure of Domination in Iran Chapter 6: Hierocratic Authority in Shi'ism and the Transition from Sectarian to National Religion in Iran Chapter 7: Three Decrees of Shah Tahmasp on Clerical Authority and Public Law in Shi'ite Iran Chapter 8: Political Ethic and Public Law in the First half of the Nineteenth Century Chapter 9: Imam Khomeini and the Constitution of the Rule of God in Contemporary Iran Part III: The Bearers of Shi'ite Islam and its Institutional Organization Chapter 10. Hosayn b. Ruh al-Nawbakhti: the Third Emissary of the Hidden Imam Chapter 11. The Clerical Estate and the Rise of a Shi'ite Hierocracy in Safavid Iran Chapter 12: The Office of Mulla-Bashi in Shi'ite Iran Chapter 13: Shi'ite Jurists and Iran's Law and Constitutional Order in the Twentieth Century Part IV: Shi'ite Islam and the Motivation of Sociopolitical Action: Revolution and Constitution Chapter 14: The Rise of Shah Esma'il as a Mahdist Revolution Chapter 15: The Conversion of Iran to Twelver Shi'ite by the Safavid State: 1501-1722 Chapter 16: Ideological Revolution in Shi'ism Chapter 17: Shi'ite Islam and the Islamic Revolution in Iran Chapter 18: Shi'ite Conceptions of Authority and Constitutional Developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran Chapter 19. Shi'ite Dissent in Iran before and after the Islamic Revolution Bibliography Index

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Sociology of Shi'ite Islam: Collected Essays is a must-read book full of insights for both specialists as well as those interested in the history of Shi'i Islam. Yaser Mirdamadi, University of Edinburgh, in Reading Religion

Sociology of Shi'ite Islam: Collected Essays is a must-read book full of insights for both specialists as well as those interested in the history of Shi`i Islam. Yaser Mirdamadi, University of Edinburgh, in Reading Religion

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Said Amir Arjomand (Ph.D, University of Chicago, 1980) is Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology, President of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies and Editor of the Journal of Persianate Studies .

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