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Sacred place and sacred time in the Medieval Islamic Middle East : a historical perspective /
This book offers a fresh perspective on religious culture in the medieval Middle East. It investigates the ways Muslims thought about and practiced at sacred spaces and in sacred times through two detailed case studies: the shrines in honour of the head of al-Husayn (the martyred grandson of the Pro...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2020.
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| Colección: | Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book offers a fresh perspective on religious culture in the medieval Middle East. It investigates the ways Muslims thought about and practiced at sacred spaces and in sacred times through two detailed case studies: the shrines in honour of the head of al-Husayn (the martyred grandson of the Prophet), and the holy month of Rajab. |
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| Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Oct 2020). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 279 pages) : PDF file(s). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-264) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474460996 (ebook) 1474460992 (ebook) 9781474480772 1474480772 |