Walāya in the Formative Period of Shi'ism and Sufism

A Comparative Analysis
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-43249-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 438 g

Reihe: Routledge Sufi Series

Focused on Shi’ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of walaya, a complex term that has, over time, acquired a wide range of relationships with other theological ideas, chiefly in relation to the notion of authority.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ghofrani, Shayesteh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Schiiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Walaya in Formative Shi’ism 2. Development of Walaya in Formative Shi’ism 3. Walaya in Formative Sufism 4. Development of Walaya in Formative Sufism 5. A Comparative Study of Walaya in Shi’ism and Sufism Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Shayesteh Ghofrani is an independent scholar. After completing her Masters in Continental Philosophy, she received her PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and continued with a postdoc at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in the UK. Her research interests include the formative period of Islamic history with a focus on Shi’ism and Sufism.