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Ritual, politics, and the city in Fatimid Cairo /
This book provides an understanding of the complexities of political legitimacy in Islamic dynasties by examining Fatimid political culture in Egypt reconstructed from court rituals. The author approaches ritual as a dynamic process through which claims to political and religious authority in Islami...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Albany, N.Y.] :
State University of New York Press,
©1994.
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| Colección: | SUNY series in medieval Middle East history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book provides an understanding of the complexities of political legitimacy in Islamic dynasties by examining Fatimid political culture in Egypt reconstructed from court rituals. The author approaches ritual as a dynamic process through which claims to political and religious authority in Islamic societies was articulated, and in which complex negotiations of power have taken place. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 231 pages) : maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585044465 9780585044460 |