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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Hatina, Meir
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Series:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 105.
Subjects:
Ulama.
Islam > History.
Ulémas.
Islam > Histoire.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam
Ulama
Ulema
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 342 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-333) and index.
ISBN:9789047442936
9047442938
ISSN:1385-3376 ;

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