Sacred Place and Sacred Time in the Medieval Islamic Middle East : An Historical Perspective
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1474460968
ISBN-13
9781474460965
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 31st, 2020
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
576 grams
Dimensions
26.90 x 32.00 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
History of religionIslamic worship, rites & ceremonies
Ksh 18,000.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
Delivery in 14 days
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Delivery in 14 days
Secure
Quality
Fast
This book offers a fresh perspective on religious culture in the medieval Middle East. It investigates the ways Muslims thought about and practiced at sacred spaces and in sacred times through two detailed case studies: the shrines in honour of the head of al-Husayn (the martyred grandson of the Prophet), and the holy month of Rajab.
This book offers a fresh perspective on religious culture in the medieval Middle East. It investigates the ways Muslims thought about and practiced at sacred spaces and in sacred times through two detailed case studies: the shrines in honour of the head of al-Husayn (the martyred grandson of the Prophet), and the holy month of Rajab. The changing expressions of the veneration of the shrine and month are followed from the formative period of Islam until the late Mamluk period, paying attention to historical contexts and power relations. Readers will find interest in the attempt to integrate the two perspectives synchronically and diachronically, in a discussion of the relationship between the sanctification of space and time in individual and communal piety, and in the religious literature of the period.
Get Sacred Place and Sacred Time in the Medieval Islamic Middle East by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Edinburgh University Press and it has pages.
