Overview
- Studies the concept of wilaya and its development from the eighteenth to twentieth century
- Demonstrates the similarities and differences in understanding of wilaya that have appeared in Iran since early Islamic times
- Sheds light on the intersection of politics and religion in contemporary Iran
Part of the book series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History (ITLH)
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This book is a study of the concept of wilāya and its developments among Shīʿī scholars from the eighteenth to twentieth century. Leila Chamankhah addresses a number of issues by delving into the conceptualizations of wilāya through the examination and interpretation of key texts. She focuses on the influence of ibn ʿArabī’s mysticism, with regard to the conception of wilāya, on his Shīʿa successors and expositors in later centuries. She also discusses the development and transformation of the conception of wilāya over two hundred years, from the esoteric school of Shaykhīsm to the politicization of wilāya in the theory of wilāyat al-faqīh.
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“The book also offers an interesting account of the intellectual transformation of Ayatollah Khomeini … . The methodology used in this scholarship is a fascinating approach … . The book is overall well-organised and engages readers throughout with summaries and introductions in every chapter. It provides original and important texts on Akbarian mysticism and wilāya. More importantly, the book is a much-needed work of research into Shi‘i intellectual history and provides an important analytical methodology to future researchers.” (Jaffer Abbas Mirza, Journal of Shi'a Islmaic Studies, Vol. 13 (1), 2020) “Western scholarship has neglected Ibn Arabi’s influence on Shi’i Gnosticism. Academic in its approach, Professor Chamankhah’s ground-breaking work takes the existing scholarship forward. The work highlights the concept of wilaya and its influence on eighteen and nineteenth century Iran.” (Liyakat Takim, Sharjah Chair in Global Islam, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University, Canada)
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About the author
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Conceptualization of Guardianship in Iranian Intellectual History (1800–1989)
Book Subtitle: Reading Ibn ʿArabī’s Theory of Wilāya in the Shīʿa World
Authors: Leila Chamankhah
Series Title: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22692-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22691-6Published: 23 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22694-7Published: 23 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22692-3Published: 03 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2945-669X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6703
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 288
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Islamic Theology, Indo-Iranian Languages, History of the Middle East, Middle Eastern Culture, Middle Eastern Literature, Middle Eastern Politics