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The life and work of a Grand Ayatollah in historical context: the contribution of Ayatollah Ḥājj Āqā Ḥusayn Burūjirdī (1875-1961) to Shiʻi theology and to the development of the religious institution in 20th century Iran
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This thesis intends to explore the development of the Shiʻi religious institution in 20th century Iran through a case study of the life and work of Grand Ayatollah Burūjirdī (1875-1961), who was the head of the Qum Seminary for seventeen years (1944-1961) and was the pre-eminent marjaʻ al-taqlīd of Iran from 1947 until his death. No serious academic study has been undertaken on Burūjirdī in English. This thesis draws on a range of primary sources (both written and oral), most...
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+ Herzig, E
- Division:
- HUMS
- Department:
- Oriental Studies Faculty
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ Katouzian, H
- Division:
- HUMS
- Department:
- Oriental Studies Faculty
- Role:
- Supervisor
- Publication date:
- 2013
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
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English
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2014-02-03
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- Ardalan, M
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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