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Authority without Territory

The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamate

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Authors:
  1. Daryoush Mohammad Poor
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Part of the book series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World (LCIW)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Daryoush Mohammad Poor
    Pages 1-25

  3. Max Weber, Authority, and Leadership

    • Daryoush Mohammad Poor
    Pages 27-57

  4. Imamate and the Question of Authority in the Muslim and Shi‘i Contexts

    • Daryoush Mohammad Poor
    Pages 59-106

  5. The Aga Khan: A Visionary Leader

    • Daryoush Mohammad Poor
    Pages 107-167

  6. The AKDN: An Overview of the Ismaili Imamate’s Institutional Endeavors

    • Daryoush Mohammad Poor
    Pages 169-203

  7. Hybrid Leadership and the Case of the Ismaili Imamate

    • Daryoush Mohammad Poor
    Pages 205-223

  8. Conclusion

    • Daryoush Mohammad Poor
    Pages 225-230

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 231-258
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About this book

Examining the connection between the concept of authority and the transformation of the Ismaili imamate, Authority without Territory is the first study of the imamate in contemporary times with a particular focus on Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary leader of Shi?a Imami Ismaili Muslims.

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"This original study reveals in a scholarly manner, and within an interesting theoretical framework, how the present Nizari Ismaili Imam has succeeded in bestowing aspects of the authority of the Imam to the office of the Imamate, transcending the Weberian boundaries of ideal types of authority. This has resulted in the institutionalisation of what the author calls 'authority without territory.' The author also meticulously examines the network of the institutions created and legitimised by the present Imam, known as the Aga Khan Development Network." - Dr. Farhad Daftary, Co-Director of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK

About the author

Daryoush Mohammad Poor is a Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. He has an MA in International Relations and Contemporary Political Theory and a PhD in Political and Social Studies from the University of Westminster.

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