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The 29 pages that link to Religious authority, each with the reason it gives.

• ProphecyRelated: A prophetic claim challenges or reinforces the authority of existing leaders.

• Religious identityRelated: Authorities can influence which expressions of identity a community accepts or challenges.

• Charismatic authorityNarrower topic: Charismatic authority first becomes especially visible in Weber’s analysis of religious founders and prophets.

• ReligionRelated: Authority shapes which teachings and practices a tradition recognizes.

• EcclesiologyNarrower topic: Ecclesiology is one setting in which Christians explain and contest religious authority.

• WorshipRelated: Authorities often shape which forms of worship a community accepts.

• ClergyRelated: Clerical roles often carry authority grounded in tradition, office, or ordination.

• AniconismRelated: Rules about images often depend on who may define legitimate representation.

• HeresyNarrower topic: Who can declare a teaching heretical depends on recognized authority.

• Religious lawRelated: Authorities interpret, apply, and sometimes issue rules within religious legal systems.

• Sociology of religionRelated: Authority determines who can define doctrine and organize collective religious life.

• Religious fundamentalismNarrower topic: Defending this authority is a recurring motive in fundamentalist mobilization.

• ŚrutiRelated: Śruti’s special status gives it a distinctive role in Hindu arguments about valid knowledge.

• ClericalismNarrower topic: Clericalism is a distortion of how authority is distributed and exercised.

• ExorcismRelated: Traditions often restrict formal exorcism to authorized clergy or specialists.

• GuruNarrower topic: The guru is one form of authority among many religious offices and institutions.

• Divine revelationRelated: Communities rely on authorities to judge which claimed disclosures carry binding force.

• PriestRelated: Priesthood depends on how a tradition grants and limits authority over rites.

• ProphetRelated: A prophet's claimed commission can establish authority independent of inherited office.

• Religious ethicsRelated: Its sources determine which teachings can ground moral obligations.

• Isra'iliyyatRelated: Accepting or rejecting external reports raises questions about which sources can authorize interpretation.

• Religious ecstasyRelated: Claims of direct divine encounter can support authority or provoke scrutiny from established institutions.

• Religious organizationRelated: Authority determines who can teach, decide, and represent the organization.

• Religious violenceRelated: Leaders and institutions can authorize, restrain, or contest violence in religious terms.

• Ovadia YosefNarrower topic: Yosef's career illustrates how rabbinic authority can become institutional and political power.

• Religious denominationRelated: Denominations differ in how they locate and structure legitimate authority.

• Brahma KumarisRelated: Leadership succession and the authority of teachings have shaped the movement since its founder’s death.

• Folk religionRelated: Folk religion often raises questions about who can authorize religious custom.

• Somdet To BrahmaramsiRelated: His influence rested on monastic learning and a reputation for spiritual insight.