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By Noon Prayer : the Rhythm of Islam.

A groundbreaking anthropological analysis of Islam as experienced by Muslims, By Noon Prayer builds a conceptual model of Islam as a whole, while travelling along a comparative path of biblical, Egyptological, ethnographic, poetic, scriptural and visual materials. Grounded in long-term observation o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Guindi, Fadwa El
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Berg Publishers, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; Part ISpatiality and Temporality; -1-Conceptual Overview; -2-The Anthropology of Time and Space; Part IICosmos and Calendar; -3-Order and Creative Beginning; -4-Science, Religion, and Business of Temporality; Part IIIThe Arabo-Islamic Ecology of Rhythm; -5-Marking Time, Carving Space; -6-Khususiyya, Qudsiyya, Jama'iyya:A Theory ofArabo-Islamic Rhythm; -7-Conclusion; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index.