The 19th century saw an enormous shift in the authority structure of Iranian and Iraqi Twelver ShiÊ¿ism; with the victory of a theological school (Usulism) that stressed the power of the clergy. This is well known. What is less well known is that there was a parallel development of authority in the Shaykhi school and its offshoot; the Babi sect. Here; especially in later forms of Babism; the ShiÊ¿ite claim to charismatic authority reached its limits in hyperbolic attestations of divinity. The present text is in two parts: a study of how Shaykhism bifurcated into a form close to orthodoxy next to the highly unorthodox Babi movement. Part two examines how Babism changed after the death in 1850 of its founder; the BÄb.
#4161892 in Books Ingramcontent 2016-09-14Original language:English 10.00 x .33 x 8.00l; #File Name: 8893271249140 pagesThe Exercise of Armes By Jacob de Gheyn II
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