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Hamid mavani imamate NOTE TO USERS This reproduction is the best copy available UMI C CDoctrine of Imamate in Twelver Shi'ism Traditional Theological Philosophical and Mystical Perspectives Hamid Mavani Institute of Islamic Studies McGill University Montr

NOTE TO USERS This reproduction is the best copy available UMI C CDoctrine of Imamate in Twelver Shi'ism Traditional Theological Philosophical and Mystical Perspectives Hamid Mavani Institute of Islamic Studies McGill University Montreal April A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial ful ?llment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ? Hamid Mavani C Library and Archives Canada Published Heritage Branch Wellington Street Ottawa ON K A ON Canada Bibliothèque et Archives Canada Direction du Patrimoine de l'édition rue Wellington Ottawa ON K A ON Canada Your ?le Votre référence ISBN - - - Our ?le Notre référence ISBN - - - NOTICE The author has granted a nonexclusive license allowing Library and Archives Canada to reproduce publish archive preserve conserve communicate to the public by telecommunication or on the Internet loan distribute and sell theses worldwide for commercial or noncommercial purposes in microform paper electronic and or any other formats AVIS L'auteur a accordé une licence non exclusive permettant à la Bibliothèque et Archives Canada de reproduire publier archiver sauvegarder conserver transmettre au public par télécommunication ou par l'Internet prêter distribuer et vendre des thèses partout dans le monde à des ?ns commerciales ou autres sur support microforme papier électronique et ou autres formats The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission L'auteur conserve la propriété du droit d'auteur et des droits moraux qui protège cette thèse Ni la thèse ni des extraits substantiels de celle-ci ne doivent être imprimés ou autrement reproduits sans son autorisation ln compliance with the Canadian Privacy Act some supporting forms may have been removed from this thesis While these forms may be included in the document page count their removal does not represent any loss of content from the thesis ? ? ? Canada Conformément à la loi canadienne sur la protection de la vie privée quelques formulaires secondaires ont été enlevés de cette thèse Bien que ces formulaires aient inclus dans la pagination il n'y aura aucun contenu manquant CABSTRACT Author Hamid Mavani Title Doctrine ofImamate in Twelver Shi'ism Traditional Theological Philosophical and Mystical Perspectives Degree Ph D Department Institute ofIslamic Studies McGiIl University The doctrine of imamate - that is the rule of a particular individual over the community - is a central and pivotaI concept in Islam generaIly and in Shi'ism speci ?caIly Scholars who have studied this concept have tended to emphasize one aspect of the doctrine of imamate to the exclusion of aIl others At one end of the spectrum scholars ascribe to the imamate a strictly esoteric dimension and at the other end they view it primarily as a political institution Dr Mohammad Amir-Moezzi is a proponent of the former while the late Ayatullah Khumayn? is a proponent of the latter Both polarized views prevent us from appreciating the coherence and integrity of the Shi'ite tradition and