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New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library |
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| Personal name |
Meir Litvak |
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1985 |
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| Title |
Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq : The 'Ulama' of Najaf and Karbala |
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Cambridge |
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Cambridge University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1998 |
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xiv, 255 pages ; 23 cm. |
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| Title |
Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1986 |
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10 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
In the nineteenth century, the shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala in Ottoman Iraq emerged as the most important Shi'i centres of learning. In a major contribution to the study of pre-modern Middle Eastern religious institutions, Meir Litvak analyses the social and political dynamics of these communities. Tracing the historical evolution of Shi'i leadership, he explores the determinants of social status amongst the ulama, the concept of patronage, the structure of learning, questions of ethnicity, and financial matters. He also assesses the role of the ulama as communal leaders who, in the face of a hostile Sunni government in Baghdad, were often obliged to adopt a more quietest political stance than their counterparts in Iran. This is an important book which sheds light on the formation of contemporary Shi'ism and the surrounding debates. |
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Acknowledgments x (2)<br/>Note on transliteration xii (1)<br/>List of abbreviations xiii (1)<br/>Map<br/>xiv <br/>Introduction 1 (18)<br/>Part 1 The community: learning and leadership 19 (96)<br/>1 The community of learning: concept and organization<br/>21 (24)<br/>2 Leadership in the age of multiple centers<br/>45 (19)<br/>3 Monopolization of leadership in Najaf<br/>64 (16)<br/>4 Diffusion, centralization, and politicization<br/>80 (16)<br/>5 Determinants of status and leadership<br/>96 (19)<br/>Part 2 The `ulama' between the Ottomans and the Qajars 115 (64)<br/>6 The shrine cities, the Mamluks, and Iran<br/>117 (18)<br/>7 The `ulama' and the reassertion of direct Ottoman control<br/>135 (15)<br/>8 The `ulama' and Ottoman centralization policy<br/>150 (15)<br/>9 The changing political triangle, 1875-1904<br/>165 (14)<br/>Conclusion 179 (10)<br/>Appendix 189 (5)<br/>Notes 194 (41)<br/>Glossary 235 (3)<br/>Bibliography 238 (12)<br/>Index |
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Nineteenth Century |
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Baha'i Faith |
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Iran |
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490 |
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Ottoman Empire |
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Baha'i Faith |
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1237 |
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| Title |
Cambridge Middle East Studies, xiv, 255 p. |
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