Shiite System

An Explication of the Doctrine of Divine Caliphate in Shiism as a Comprehensive and Civilizational Intellectual Foundation in Comparison with the Concept of Divine Vicarship in Catholic Christianity

✍️ Saeedeh Nekonam

/ PhD Candidate in Theoretical Foundations of Islam, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

Mohammad Reza Karimivala

/ Associate Professor, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

Pages: 7 - 28 Receive Date: 2026/08/12 Accept Date: 2026/08/12

dor 20.1001.1.20088116.1404.17.1.1.3

doi10.22034/marefateadyan.2025.5002200⏳

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Place of publication: Iran, Qom	Publisher: Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute
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Shiite System

An Explication of the Doctrine of Divine Caliphate in Shiism as a Comprehensive and Civilizational Intellectual Foundation in Comparison with the Concept of Divine Vicarship in Catholic Christianity

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