In the vicinity of the righteous : : ziyāra and the veneration of Muslim saints in late medieval Egypt / / by Christopher S. Taylor.
This first in-depth scholarly study of the institution of ziyāra (visiting tombs), and its central role in the cult of Muslim saints in late medieval Egypt (1200-1500 A.D.), makes an original contribution to the social history of religion. It explores the range of meanings that saints held for the c...
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| Superior document: | Islamic history and civilization |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, [1999] ©1999 |
| Year of Publication: | 1999 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic history and civilization.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
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