Islamic piety in medieval Syria : mosques, cemeteries and sermons under the Zangids and Ayyūbids (1146-1260) / / by Daniella Talmon-Heller.
A study of religious thought and practice across a broad social spectrum, but within a well-defined historical context, this book is an interdisciplinary endeavor that incorporates the tools of philology, social-history and historical-anthropology. Focusing on the mosques, public assemblies, cemeter...
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| Superior document: | Jerusalem studies in religion and culture, v. 7 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jerusalem studies in religion and culture ;
v. 7. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Notes: | Extensively revised and expanded edition of the author's Hebrew Ph. D. thesis entitled: Dat ṿe-ḥevrah be-Suryah mi-Nur Aldin ṿe-ʻad la-kibush ha-Mongoli (1154-1260). |
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Table of Contents:
- Mosques in society
- Society in mosques
- Preachers (khaṭībs) and prayer leaders (imāms)
- The assembly of exhortation (majlis al-waʻẓ)
- The cemetery
- Shrines (mashhads and maqāmāt)
- Piety
- Impiety and religious dissent.