Shīʿism, Modernity, and Islamic Law

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter explores the rapid trajectory of change which spurred reform in Twelver Shīʿism from the eighteenth century onward. Social, political, and technological developments in this time led to four main developments. First, portrayals of sacred history, especially Ashura, were re-envisioned to address contemporary concerns, such as political activism and gender roles. Second, there was an emphasis on scientific understandings of the Qurʾān. Third, the Shīʿa scholarly tradition of mysticism (ʿirfān) and Islamic mystical philosophy gained broad acceptance. Fourth, there was a push for engagement with and unity with Sunnīs and the global Islamic movement. Altogether, these changes bolstered centralized views of religious authority through the marjaʿiyyah, particularly in Imām Khumaynī’s theory of religious government (wilāyat al-faqīh). Currently, digital technologies such as the internet both bolster and threaten the centralized structure of religious authority, and the outcome of that is yet to be fully realized.
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Authors Amina Inloes
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
DOI
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197532805.013.50
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197532805.013.50
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