Sufi Masters and the Creation of Saintly Spheres in Medieval Syria /

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This study explores the creation of saintly spheres surrounding Sufi masters who functioned as embodiments of Islamic sainthood and imprinted their tangible mark on the land. Situated in the Syrian milieu of the counter-crusader period that was marked by intense religious excitement and re-sanctific...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ephrat, Daphna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2021]
Colección:Medieval Islamicate World
Temas:
To 1500
Sufism > Syria > History > To 1500.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Sufism.
Syria.
Charismatic religious teaching.
Medieval Sufi Masters.
Medieval Syria.
Mysticism.
Shaykh.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION, NAMES, AND DATES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART ONE CHARISMATIC MASTERS IN THEIR LOCAL SETTINGS
  • Chapter 1 PUTTING DOWN ROOTS
  • Chapter 2 SOURCES AND DISPLAYS OF SPIRITUAL AND CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY
  • Chapter 3 SUSTAINMENT OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY: THE SHAYKH IN THE COMPANY OF HIS DISCIPLES
  • Chapter 4 EXPANSION OF OPERATION: THE SHAYKH, THE PUBLIC SPHERE, AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
  • PART TWO EMPLACEMENTS OF AUTHORITY AND HOLINESS
  • Chapter 5 THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPATIAL LAYOUT OF PHYSICAL SETTINGS
  • Chapter 6 FROM DWELLING PLACES INTO SAINTLY DOMINIONS AND LOCAL SPACES
  • Chapter 7 THE GRAVESITE AND THE NEW SACRED LANDSCAPE
  • CONCLUSION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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