15 October 2008
Conceptualizing the Sunni-Shi'i Encounter in the Modern Period
Top Moslem Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Mohammed Mehdi Shamsiddine (L) talks with Mufti Sunnit Sheikh Mohammed Rasheed Kabbani (R) 20 March 2008 after the Lebanese cabinet approved in principal an optional civil marriage bill.
This study examines the issues of religious authority and legitimacy in Islam. The author compares and contrasts traditions of jurisprudence and juridical authority in Sunni and Shia Islam. The author considers the major related points of discussion among Islamic religious scholars, especially on the issue of interpretation. The study also considers the Islamic Revolution in Iran, its impact on Islamic ideology and the revitalization of the study of Islam.
© 2008 International Relations and Security Network, Center for Security Studies (CSS), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
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Neguin Yavari
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International Relations and Security Network (ISN), Zurich, Switzerland
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