Speaking for Islam : religious authorities in Muslim societies /

Who speaks for Islam? To whom do Muslims turn when they look for guidance? To what extent do individual scholars and preachers exert religious authority, and how can it be assessed? The upsurge of Islamism has lent new urgency to these questions, but they have deeper roots and a much longer history,...

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Other Authors: Krämer, Gudrun, Schmidtke, Sabine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9789047408864
9047408861
1281397083
9781281397089
9786611397081
6611397086
ISSN:1385-3376 ;
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central