Takim, Liyakatali,  1957-, <br/><br/>
The heirs of the prophet :  charisma and religious authority in Shi'ite Islam /  [print] 
Liyakat N. Takim. 
 - Albany :  State University of New York Press,  (c)2006. 
 - xiv, 236 pages ;  24 cm. 
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<br/><br/>The scholars are heirs of the prophets --  The holy man in Islam --  Routinization of charismatic authority : the Shi'i case --  The office of charismatic authority: the functions of the rijal --  Textual authority and the struggle for legitimacy in biographical texts --  Conclusion. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005014626 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shiah--Government.<br/>Charisma (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>Temporal power of religious rulers.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP194 BP194.T136.H457 2006