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A comprehensive overview of Hajj, one of the central pillars of
Islam. Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage consists of twenty-seven
essays addressing objects in the remarkable collection of Nasser
David Khalili. The collection features more than five thousand
objects relating to the arts of pilgrimage, from the eighth century
to today, and includes Qur'ans, illustrated manuscripts, rare
books, scientific instruments, textiles, coins, paintings, prints,
and photo-postcards, as well as archival material, unique
historical documents, and examples of the work of some of the
earliest Muslim photographers of Hajj. Together the essays
collected in Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage provide a
comprehensive overview of Hajj, illustrating the religious,
spiritual, cultural, and artistic aspects of pilgrimage to the Holy
Sanctuaries of Islam and the cosmopolitan nature of Hajj itself.
Each essay is written by a prominent specialist in the field and
beautifully illustrated with full-color images of objects from the
collection, some of which have never been seen in print before.
Taking readers from the early history of Islam to the fascinating
story of the Western view of Muslim pilgrimage, these essays will
transform our perception of Hajj.
This volume advances the critical study of exegetical, doctrinal,
and political authority in Shi'i Islam. Naive dichotomies of
"reason" and "esotericism" in Islamic Studies have often
marginalized Shi'i thought or impeded its understanding. The
studies presented here aim to foster more exacting frameworks for
interpreting the diverse modes of rationality and esotericism in
Twelver and Ismaili Shi'ism and the socio-epistemic values they
represent within Muslim discourse. The volume's contributions
highlight the cross-sectarian genealogy of early Shi'i esotericism;
the rationale behind Fatimid Ismaili Quranic ta'wil hermeneutics;
the socio-political context of religious authority in nascent
Twelver Shi'ism; authorial agency wielded by Imami hadith
compilers; the position of esoteric Shi'i traditions in Timurid-era
Hilla; and Shi'i-Sufi relations with Usuli jurists in modern Iran.
Contributors: Rodrigo Adem, Alessandro Cancian, Edmund Hayes,
Sajjad Rizvi, Tahera Qutbuddin, Paul Walker, George Warner
In 874 CE, the eleventh Imam died, and the Imami community
splintered. The institutions of the Imamate were maintained by the
dead Imam's agents, who asserted they were in contact with a hidden
twelfth Imam. This was the beginning of 'Twelver' Shi'ism. Edmund
Hayes provides an innovative approach to exploring early Shi'ism,
moving beyond doctrinal history to provide an analysis of the
socio-political processes leading to the canonisation of the
Occultation of the twelfth Imam. Hayes shows how these agents
cemented their authority by reproducing the physical signs of the
Imamate, including protocols of succession, letters and the alm
taxes. Four of these agents were ultimately canonised as "envoys"
but traces of earlier conceptions of authority remain embedded in
the earliest reports. Hayes dissects the complex and contradictory
Occultation narratives to show how, amidst the claims of numerous
actors, the institutional positioning of the envoys allowed them to
assert a quasi-Imamic authority in the absence of an Imam.
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