Guardians of faith in modern times : ʻulamaʼ in the Middle East /

Guardians of faith in modern times : ʻulamaʼ in the Middle East /

This collective volume provides an integrative historical and contemporary discussion of Sunni ʿulamaʾ in the Middle East in both an urban and a semi-tribal context. The various chapters reinforce a renewed interest in the position of the ʿulamaʾ in modern times and offer new insights as to their id...

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Other Authors: Hatina, Meir.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia 105.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004223042.

Subjects:

Islam.
Ulema.
Islam > History.
Ulama.

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Call Number: BP185 .G83 2009

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Summary:This collective volume provides an integrative historical and contemporary discussion of Sunni ʿulamaʾ in the Middle East in both an urban and a semi-tribal context. The various chapters reinforce a renewed interest in the position of the ʿulamaʾ in modern times and offer new insights as to their ideological vitality and contribution to the public discourse on moral and sociopolitical issues.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-333) and index.
ISBN:9789047442936
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