Shiitisk politisk idétradition

Abstract

Shiitiska rättslärda spelar en central roll i den politiska utvecklingen i Irak efter diktatorn Saddam Husseins fall. Utvecklingen efter den USA-ledda invasionen visar att de shiitiska rättslärdas förhållningssätt till den världsliga makten kan spåras tillbaka till ett beprövat handlingsmönster i shias historia.

The Routinisation of Authority: A Comparative Perspective on Marginalisation, Socio-economic Factors and Perceptions on Authority in Contemporary Shiʿa Islam

“…These realms of power could also be understood as sociological dimensions of the routinisation of religious and political authority, with two separating but similar patterns developing for the two main branches of Islam. With regard to the relations between Muslim authorities and the surrounding societies, Fazlhashemi has suggested a pattern of three approaches: revolutionary radicalism, apolitical retreat, and realpolitik (Fazlhashemi, 2011: 14–15). Dabashi’s typology of five dimensions and Fazlhashemi’s approach will be used here as an analytical and sociological framework in the analysis of data compiled in the empirical section of this article.…”