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ajiss-1907	Stewart, Devin	Roman Catholics and Shi'i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics by James A. Bill and John Alden Williams (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002. 166 pages.)	2002.0	4	.pdf	application/pdf	255	7	34	Comparing Roman Catholicism and Twelver Shi'i Islam suggests itself for several reasons: the parallel passions of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muham­ mad's grandson Husayn; the suffering of and devotion of their mothers, Mary and Fatimah; and perhaps most prominently in recent years, the powerful hierarchies of authority within each faith, headed by the Pope on the Catholic side and by several leading jurists (mljjtahidun) who bear the title of legal authority for laymen (marji>al-taqlid) on the Shi'i side. As a by-product of clerical power, both Catholic and Shi'i societies have developed rich anti-clerical folk traditions, involving myriad jokes and anecdotes about lecherous, greedy clerics, whether they be priests in France or mullahs in Iran.	cache/ajiss-1907.pdf	txt/ajiss-1907.txt