The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam : the Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence.
Since the revolution of 1978-79, the Islamic regime has justified its rule on the basis of the doctrine of "righteous jurist". The author of this study shows this concept to have no parallel in Sunni Islam and seeks its origins in the Sunni/Shi'ite schism following the death of the Pr...
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