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1 online resource (xiii, 400 pages) : illustrations, map |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Note |
Originally published: 2007. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-378) and index. |
| Summary |
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 distinguishe. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632.
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Muḥammad, Prophet, -632. |
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Islam -- History.
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Islam. |
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History. |
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Islamic funeral rites and ceremonies.
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Islamic funeral rites and ceremonies. |
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Islam -- Customs and practices.
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Islam -- Customs and practices. |
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Sex role -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Sex role -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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Islamic Empire -- Social conditions.
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Islamic Empire. |
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Social conditions. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Gender roles. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Halevi, Leor. Muhammad's grave. New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, 2011 9780231137430 (OCoLC)752477183 |
| ISBN |
9780231511933 (electronic book) |
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0231511930 (electronic book) |
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9780231137430 |
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0231137435 |
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9780231137423 |
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