Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq The 'Ulama' of Najaf and Karbala'

Name: Shi'i Scholars of Nineteenth-Century Iraq The 'Ulama' of Najaf and Karbala'
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ISBN: 9780521892964

ISBN-10: 0521892961

ISBN-13: 9780521892964

Edition: 2002

Authors: Meir Litvak, Julia A. Clancy-Smith, Israel Gershoni, Roger Owen, Yezid Sayigh

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In the 19th century, the shrine cities of Najaf and Karbala in Ottoman Iraq emerged as the most important Shi'i centres of learning. This book sheds light on the formation of contemporary Shiism and the surrounding debates.

Book details

List price: $61.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/2/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.13" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.880

Roger Owen is A. J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.



Introduction



The Community: Learning and Leadership



The community of learning: concept and organization



Leadership in the age of multiple centers



Monopolization of leadership in Najaf



Diffusion, centralization and politicization



Determinants of status and leadership



The Ulama Between the Ottomans and Qajars



The shrine cities, the Mamluks and Iran



The Ulama and the reassertion of direct Ottoman control



The Ulama and Ottoman centralization policy



The changing political triangle, 1875-1904


Conclusion