Abstract:In this study the author examines some aspects of authority in the movement of the Shiʿite leader al-Mukhtār (d. 67/687). The notion of religious aesthetics as developed by Birgit Meyer is used as an analytical tool. It is argued that al-Mukhtār accomplished his political endeavour partly by introducing and controlling three “aesthetic forms” which functioned as “media” between the people and the deceased ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib: his claim to act on behalf of ʿAlī’s son Ibn al-Ḥanafiyya, whom he called al-mahdī, “th… Show more
“…The results of a study showed that Yazid killed Imam Hussein with his intentions [71]. The movement of the Shiʿite leader al-Mukhtār and his call for revenge for the killing of ʿAlī's son Ḥusayn was one of the significant phenomena in Islam [65].…”
“…The results of a study showed that Yazid killed Imam Hussein with his intentions [71]. The movement of the Shiʿite leader al-Mukhtār and his call for revenge for the killing of ʿAlī's son Ḥusayn was one of the significant phenomena in Islam [65].…”
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