Sacred Performances : : Islam, Sexuality, and Sacrifice / / M. E. Combs-Schilling.
Looks at the monarchy of Morocco and its combination of paradox, dynamism and synthesis, and as a symbol of collective identity. Also studies the contribution of Islamic rituals to the stability of the Moroccan monarchy.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1989] ©1989 |
Year of Publication: | 1989 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note on pronunciation -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Essentials -- 1. Argument -- 2. Prism -- Foundations -- 3. Muhammad -- 4. Death and debate -- Historical success and crisis -- 5. Islam and potent glory -- 6. Bubonic plague -- Interlude -- Cultural Survival -- 7. Sharifi resolution: the Sa'di blood descendants -- 8. Prophet's Birthday: light's truth -- 9. The 'Alawi blood descendants -- 10. First marriage -- 11. Bride's blood -- 12. Ram's blood: Great Sacrifice -- 13. Ibrahim myth -- 14. Metaphor -- 15. Sexuality and sacrifice -- Twentieth-century success -- 16. Colonial dichotomy -- 17. Body and soul -- Appendix A. Prophetic Blood Links: Patrilines Close to the Prophet and Political Inheritors -- Appendix B. Partial Genealogy of 'Alawi -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | Looks at the monarchy of Morocco and its combination of paradox, dynamism and synthesis, and as a symbol of collective identity. Also studies the contribution of Islamic rituals to the stability of the Moroccan monarchy. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231890045 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/comb92704 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | M. E. Combs-Schilling. |