Guardians of Shi'ism : sacred authority and transnational family networks /
For centuries, the Shi'i religious establishment has come to represent the most quintessential type of a transnational actor. How is clerical authority established and maintained across borders? This book explores the potential of transnational linkages in shaping leadership patterns in contemp...
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Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,
2015
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