Authority without Territory

The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamate

• Author(s): Daryoush Mohammad Poor,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 258
• ISBN_10: 1137428805
  ISBN_13: 9781137428806
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Islam / General , Social Science / Sociology of Religion , Political Science / World / Middle Eastern , Social Science / General , Political Science / General , Religion / General , Religion / Philosophy , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Political Science / History & Theory ,

Description:... Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi?a Imami Ismaili Muslims.