The Shi'i Concept of Imamate and Leadership in Contemporary Iran

The Case of Religious Modernists

Bibliographic Data

ID3942570
AuthorsAdel Hashemi-Najafabadi (Australian National University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume40
Issue4
Pages479-496
Publication date2011-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0008429811420408
OpenAlexW2058419690
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

The Imamate is one of the most important pillars in Twelver Shi'ism. However, its meaning has been greatly debated by religious modernists in recent years. In this article, the Iranian religious modernists' position on the concept of the Imamate, in contrast to the traditional view, is expounded. In addition, this work presents the major critical remarks of the religious modernists on the theory of Velayat-e Faqih (guardianship of the jurist), as an implementation of the concept of Imamate, which is in practice in contemporary Iran. L'Imamat est l'un des piliers les plus importants dans le chiisme duodécimain. Toutefois, sa signification a été grandement débattu par les modernistes religieux dans ces dernières années. Dans cet article, la position des modernistes religieux iraniens sur le concept de l'Imamat, contrairement à la vision traditionnelle, est exposée. En outre, cet ouvrage présente les remarques principales critiques des modernistes religieux sur la théorie du velayat-e faqih (la tutelle du juriste), comme une mise en œuvre du concept de l'Imamat, qui est en pratique dans l'Iran contemporain

Epistemology · Ethnology · Humanities · Legal guardian · Meaning (existential · Political science · Sociology · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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