The Presence of the Prophet in Early Modern and Contemporary Islam : Volume 2 Heirs of the Prophet: Authority and Power The three volume work titled The Presence of the Prophet in Early Modern and Contemporary Islam is the first attempt to explore the dynamics of the representation of the Prophet Muhammad in the course of Muslim history until the present This second volume of the series The Presence of the Prophet explores the growing importance of the figure of the Prophet Muhammad for questions of authority and power in many regions in early modern and modern times.; Readership: Scientific and general readership interested in Islam and Muslim culture and politics in different regional and historical contexts Historical Anthropology Sociology of Religion Religion and Politics