Divine actions, creation, and the human fate after death in 9th/15th-century Imami Shi'ite theology.

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Griffel, Frank | Copyright information

The 9th/15th century was an important period for Imami Shi'ite scholarship. Following the destruction of the Sunni caliphate in 656/1258 and the religiously tolerant period of the Il-Khans, Twelver Shi'ism had become more and more influential in Iran and Iraq. During the 8th/14th century usuli Twelver Shi'ism had developed. Its clear distinction between laypeople and scholars and its stress on taqlid led to a gradual increase of the role of scholars in society, where they took over...

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