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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1. Introduction. Fatimid History: An Overview. Approaching Fatimid Rituals
- Ch. 2. The Ceremonial Idiom. Protocols of Rank. Symbols of Authority. The Caliph as Center
- Ch. 3. The Ritual City. The Beginnings of the Ritual City. The Elaboration of the Ritual City under al-'Aziz. The Integration of Fustat into the Ritual City. The Restoration of al-Amir and the Reinterpretation of the Ritual City
- Ch. 4. Politics, Power, and Administration: The New Year's Ceremony. The Model Procession: Ibn al-Tuwayr's Description of the New Year. The Negotiation of Power in the New Year's Procession
- Ch. 5. The Urban River. The Highwayman of Egypt: Agriculture and Irrigation. The Ceremony to Cut the Canal. Late Fatimid Nile Ceremonies. Perfuming the Nilometer. Dating the Nilometer Ceremony. The Urban River
- Ch. 6. Ceremonial as Polemic. The Event at Ghadir Khumm and Its Importance in Isma'ili Thought. Popular Celebrations of the Festival of Ghadir.