<P>Providing an in-depth and extensive analysis of the concept of power as articulated</P>
<P>by Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah (1935-2010), this case study analyses the</P>
<P>systemic conceptualisation of power and his argumentation of sacralising</P>
<P>Islamised power. The volume also offers a quick overview of how the concept was</P>
<P>understood and articulated by other Shi‛ite jurists such as Ayatollah Khomeini.</P>
<P>Examining Fadlallah's oeuvre, in particular his seminal book <I>Islam and the</P>
<P>Logic of Power </I>[ <I>al-Islam wa-mantiq al-quwwa </I>], this book focuses on the narrative</P>
<P>itself, which played a central role in the radical transformation that occurred in the</P>
<P>Shi‛te concept of empowerment and its recognition as a necessity. The analysis</P>
<P>of Fadlallah's conceptualisation and argumentation illustrates the mechanism</P>
<P>of sacralising righteous power as well as the means of gaining it. Fadlallah</P>
<P>reinterpreted Shi‛sm as a project of empowerment to initiate and sustain an</P>
<P>"impulse of power" amongst the Lebanese Shi‛tes in the most critical moment of</P>
<P>modern Lebanese history.</P>
<P>Dealing with the concept of power in Shi‛te political thought from a theoretical</P>
<P>perspective, the study has an innovative approach that offers an insight into</P>
<P>how the transformative narrative is constructed and what makes it convincing.</P>
<P>Shedding light on the content and logical structure of Fadlallah's argumentation,</P>
<P>this volume will be of interest to scholars and students researching contemporary</P>
<P>politics, Islam, and the Middle East.</P>