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

This collective volume provides an integrative historical and contemporary discussion of Sunni ʻulamaʼ 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 ʻulamaʼ in modern times and offer new insights as to their id...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hatina, Meir
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Colección:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 105.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This collective volume provides an integrative historical and contemporary discussion of Sunni ʻulamaʼ 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 ʻulamaʼ in modern times and offer new insights as to their ideological vitality and contribution to the public discourse on moral and sociopolitical issues.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 342 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-333) and index.
ISBN:9789047442936
9047442938
ISSN:1385-3376 ;