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28%OFFLeor Halevi - Muhammad´s Grave: Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society - 9780231137430 - V9780231137430
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Muhammad´s Grave: Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society

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Description for Muhammad´s Grave: Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
In his probing study of the role of death rites in the making of Islamic society, Leor Halevi imaginatively plays prescriptive texts against material culture and advances new ways of interpreting highly contested sources. His original research reveals that religious scholars of the early Islamic period produced codes of funerary law not only to define the handling of a Muslim corpse but also to transform everyday urban practices. Relying on oral traditions, these scholars established new social patterns in the cities of Arabia, Mesopotamia, and the eastern Mediterranean. They distinguished Islamic rites from Christian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian rites and changed ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
574g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231137430
SKU
V9780231137430
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About Leor Halevi
A graduate of Princeton, Yale, and Harvard Universities, Leor Halevi is an associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University. His work has won numerous distinctions, including fellowships from the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies. His publications have appeared in Past & Present, History of Religions, The Journal of the ... Read more

Reviews for Muhammad´s Grave: Death Rites and the Making of Islamic Society
Muhammad's Grave will be warmly welcomed by scholars and students of premodern Islam, including specialists in both history and religion, and will attract the attention of European medievalists and anthropologists as well. The topic is important, the scholarship solid and original, and the presentation elegant and lucid.
Everett K. Rowson, New York University The most exhaustive study yet on ... Read more

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