Description: During the nineteenth century, the shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala in Ottoman Iraq emerged as the most important Shisi centers of learning. In a major contribution to the study of pre-modern Middle Eastern religious institutions, Meir Litvak provides the first in-depth discussion of the inter- nal social and political dynamics of these commu- nities. Tracing the historical evolution of Shisi leadership throughout the century, he explores the determinants of social status among the 'ulama, the concept of patronage in the relationship between master and disciple, the structures of learning, questions of ethnicity, and financial matters. He also assesses the role of the 'ulama as communal leaders who, in the face of an unfriendly Sunni government in Baghdad, often needed to adopt a more quietist political stance than their counterparts in Iran. This is an important book which in its historical and political interpretations sheds light on the formation of contemporary Shicism and on the surrounding debates.
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Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq : the Ulama of Najaf and Karbala
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Subject: Middle East / Iraq, Islam / General, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / General, Islam / Shi'a
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 1998
Item Weight: 20.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Religion, Political Science, History
Author: Meir Litvak
Item Width: 6.3 in
Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
Format: Hardcover
