Religious authority and its limits in Islamic lands: historical and anthropological approaches /

Name: Religious authority and its limits in Islamic lands: historical and anthropological approaches /
Author: Clayer, Nathalie.,Papas, Alexandre.,Fliche, Benoit.

Title	Religious authority and its limits in Islamic lands: historical and anthropological approaches /
Author	Clayer, Nathalie.,Papas, Alexandre.,Fliche, Benoit.
Publication Date:	2013
Publication Place	Leiden ; Boston - Brill
Subject	Authority > Religious aspects > Islam > Congresses. \| Islam > Functionaries > Congresses. \| RELIGION / Islam / General
Type	Book
Language	English
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	277
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource (ix, 277 pages)
Library:	American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID	Unknown
Record ID	40271
Library Location	ARCE Library
Date	2013
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. \| Taking up the question of religious authority afresh, this book presents different case studies in Central Asia, through the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans and in Turkey. The complex relationships between Sufi sheikhs, ulemas, sheikh ul-Islam, hegumens and even Latin clergy in the pre-modern era are examined. The 20th and 21st centuries are analyzed from the point of view of the transformations of religious authority, certainly fragmented but vigorous, in particular among Bosnian Muslim reformists and Albanian Bektashis, also among the Alevis of Anatolia or in female Sufism in Istanbul. It appears that religious authority goes beyond the sole framework of traditional authorities and constantly comes up against theological, political, social or institutional limits. Contributors include: Elisabetta Borromeo, Xavier Bougarel, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, Jérôme Cler, Benoît Fliche, Anna Neubauer, Alexandre Papas, Nicolas Vatin, Gilles Veinstein. Reconsidering the question of religious authority, Religious authority and its limits in the lands of Islam offers various case studies located in Central Asia, throughout the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans and in Turkey. The present volume discusses the complex relationships between political power and religious authorities, such as Sufi shaykhs, ulamas, sheikh ul-islâm, hegumens, and the Latin clergy in the premodern period. The 20th and 21th centuries are analyzed from the perspective of the transformation of religious authority - certainly fragmented but vigorous - among the Bosnian Muslim Reformists, the Albanian Bektashis, the Alevis of Anatolia, and in female Sufism in Istanbul. It appears that religious authority is not limited to traditional authorities and is continuously confronted with limits, whether theological, political, social or institutional.
Sample Text	Taking up the question of religious authority anew, this book presents different case studies in Central Asia, through the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans and in Turkey. The complex relationships between Sufi sheikhs, ulemas, sheikh ul-Islam, hegumens and even Latin clergy in the pre-modern era are examined. The 20th and 21st centuries are analyzed from the point of view of the transformations of religious authority, certainly fragmented but vigorous, in particular among Bosnian Muslim reformists and Albanian Bektashis, also among the Alevis of Anatolia or in female Sufism in Istanbul. It appears that religious authority goes beyond the sole framework of traditional authorities and constantly comes up against theological, political, social or institutional limits. Contributors include: Elisabetta Borromeo, Xavier Bougarel, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, Jérôme Cler, Benoît Fliche, Anna Neubauer, Alexandre Papas, Nicolas Vatin, Gilles Veinstein. Reconsidering the question of religious authority, Religious authority and its limits in the lands of Islam offers various case studies located in Central Asia, throughout the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans and in Turkey. The present volume discusses the complex relationships between political power and religious authorities, such as Sufi shaykhs, ulamas, sheikh ul-islâm, hegumens, and the Latin clergy in the premodern period. The 20th and 21th centuries are analyzed from the perspective of the transformation of religious authority - certainly fragmented but vigorous - among the Bosnian Muslim Reformists, the Albanian Bektashis, the Alevis of Anatolia, and in female Sufism in Istanbul. It appears that religious authority is not limited to traditional authorities and is continuously confronted with limits, whether theological, political, social or institutional.
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Religious authority and its limits in Islamic lands: historical and anthropological approaches /

Author Clayer, Nathalie.,Papas, Alexandre.,Fliche, Benoit.

Publication Date 2013

Publication Place Leiden ; Boston - Brill

Subject Authority > Religious aspects > Islam > Congresses. | Islam > Functionaries > Congresses. | RELIGION / Islam / General

Type Book

Language English

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 277

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource (ix, 277 pages)

Library American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Library Asset ID Unknown

Record ID 40271

Library Location ARCE Library

Date 2013

Notes Includes bibliographical references and indexes. | Taking up the question of religious authority afresh, this book presents different case studies in Central Asia, through the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans and in Turkey. The complex relationships between Sufi sheikhs, ulemas, sheikh ul-Islam, hegumens and even Latin clergy in the pre-modern era are examined. The 20th and 21st centuries are analyzed from the point of view of the transformations of religious authority, certainly fragmented but vigorous, in particular among Bosnian Muslim reformists and Albanian Bektashis, also among the Alevis of Anatolia or in female Sufism in Istanbul. It appears that religious authority goes beyond the sole framework of traditional authorities and constantly comes up against theological, political, social or institutional limits. Contributors include: Elisabetta Borromeo, Xavier Bougarel, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, Jérôme Cler, Benoît Fliche, Anna Neubauer, Alexandre Papas, Nicolas Vatin, Gilles Veinstein. Reconsidering the question of religious authority, Religious authority and its limits in the lands of Islam offers various case studies located in Central Asia, throughout the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans and in Turkey. The present volume discusses the complex relationships between political power and religious authorities, such as Sufi shaykhs, ulamas, sheikh ul-islâm, hegumens, and the Latin clergy in the premodern period. The 20th and 21th centuries are analyzed from the perspective of the transformation of religious authority - certainly fragmented but vigorous - among the Bosnian Muslim Reformists, the Albanian Bektashis, the Alevis of Anatolia, and in female Sufism in Istanbul. It appears that religious authority is not limited to traditional authorities and is continuously confronted with limits, whether theological, political, social or institutional.

Sample Text Taking up the question of religious authority anew, this book presents different case studies in Central Asia, through the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans and in Turkey. The complex relationships between Sufi sheikhs, ulemas, sheikh ul-Islam, hegumens and even Latin clergy in the pre-modern era are examined. The 20th and 21st centuries are analyzed from the point of view of the transformations of religious authority, certainly fragmented but vigorous, in particular among Bosnian Muslim reformists and Albanian Bektashis, also among the Alevis of Anatolia or in female Sufism in Istanbul. It appears that religious authority goes beyond the sole framework of traditional authorities and constantly comes up against theological, political, social or institutional limits. Contributors include: Elisabetta Borromeo, Xavier Bougarel, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, Jérôme Cler, Benoît Fliche, Anna Neubauer, Alexandre Papas, Nicolas Vatin, Gilles Veinstein. Reconsidering the question of religious authority, Religious authority and its limits in the lands of Islam offers various case studies located in Central Asia, throughout the Ottoman Empire, in the Balkans and in Turkey. The present volume discusses the complex relationships between political power and religious authorities, such as Sufi shaykhs, ulamas, sheikh ul-islâm, hegumens, and the Latin clergy in the premodern period. The 20th and 21th centuries are analyzed from the perspective of the transformation of religious authority - certainly fragmented but vigorous - among the Bosnian Muslim Reformists, the Albanian Bektashis, the Alevis of Anatolia, and in female Sufism in Istanbul. It appears that religious authority is not limited to traditional authorities and is continuously confronted with limits, whether theological, political, social or institutional.

Erişim Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Seri Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia110.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248731.