Islamic piety in medieval Syria : mosques, cemeteries and sermons under the Zangids and Ayyūbids (1146-1260) /
A study of religious thought and practice across a broad social spectrum, but within a well-defined historical context, this book is an interdisciplinary endeavor that incorporates the tools of philology, social-history and historical-anthropology. Focusing on the mosques, public assemblies, cemeter...
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English
Hebrew
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
Series:
Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture
7.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004223073.
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Call Number: DS97.3 .T3513 2007
| Summary: | A study of religious thought and practice across a broad social spectrum, but within a well-defined historical context, this book is an interdisciplinary endeavor that incorporates the tools of philology, social-history and historical-anthropology. Focusing on the mosques, public assemblies, cemeteries and shrines of Syrian Muslims in the period of the crusades and the anti-Frankish jihad, the book describes and deciphers religious rites and experiences, liturgical calendars, spiritual leadership, and perceptions of impiety and dissent. Working from a perspective that breaks down the dichotomization of religion into 'official' and 'popular,' it exposes the negotiation, construction and dissemination of hybrid forms of religious life. The result is an intimate and complex presentation of the texture of medieval Islamic piety. |
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| Item Description: | Extensively revised and expanded edition of the author's Hebrew Ph. D. thesis entitled: Dat ṿe-ḥevrah be-Suryah mi-Nur Aldin ṿe-ʻad la-kibush ha-Mongoli (1154-1260). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047422846 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |