This book is a study of the concept of wilaya and its developments among Shi i scholars from the eighteenth to twentieth century. Leila Chamankhah addresses a number of issues by delving into the conceptualizations of wilaya through the examination and interpretation of key texts. She focuses on the influence of ibn Arabi's mysticism, with regard to the conception of wilaya, on his Shi a successors and expositors in later centuries. She also discusses the development and transformation of the conception of wilaya over two hundred years, from the esoteric school of Shaykhism to the politicization of wilaya in the theory of wilayat al-faqih.

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Leila Chamankhah teaches at the University of Dayton, USA. Her areas of research interest are Iranian Studies, Islamic studies, Shia intellectual history, and Middle Eastern studies.

Klappentext
This book is a study of the concept of wilya and its developments among Sh scholars from the eighteenth to twentieth century. Leila Chamankhah addresses a number of issues by delving into the conceptualizations of wilya through the examination and interpretation of key texts. She focuses on the influence of ibn Arab's mysticism, with regard to the conception of wilya, on his Sha successors and expositors in later centuries. She also discusses the development and transformation of the conception of wilya over two hundred years, from the esoteric school of Shaykhsm to the politicization of wilya in the theory of wilyat al-faqh.

Inhalt

Introduction

Chapter One: Ibn Arab and Wilya

Chapter Two: The Shaykh School and Wilya

Chapter Three: The Schools of Tehran and Qum and Wilya

Chapter Four: Khomeini, Wilya and the Influence of Ibn Arab

Chapter Five: Khomeini as the Jurist and Wilya

Conclusion