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Author Marmon, Shaun Elizabeth.

Title Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society / Shaun Marmon.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 162 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Studies in Middle Eastern history
Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-150) and index.
Contents 1 Cairo: Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries; 2 Madina: Sultan and Prophet; 3 More Exalted Than the Service of Kings; 4 Eunuchs, Children, and Time; 5 The Longue Durée of the Eunuchs of the Prophet; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Summary The figure of the eunuch in non-Western cultures has long been an object of mystery and mystification to the West. The aim of this study is to go beyond sensationalism and stereotypes, to offer a sensitive reconstruction of the historical role of the eunuch in Islam.
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Subject Eunuchs -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca -- History.
Eunuchs.
Saudi Arabia -- Mecca.
History.
Eunuchs -- Saudi Arabia -- Medina -- History.
Saudi Arabia -- Medina.
Eunuchs -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History.
Egypt -- Cairo.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs.
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) -- Religious life and customs.
Medina (Saudi Arabia) -- Religious life and customs.
Cairo (Egipto) -- Vida social y costumbres.
Meca (Arabia Saudita) -- Vida religiosa y costumbres.
Medina (Arabia Saudita) -- Vida religiosa y costumbres.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Eunuchs.
Other Form: Print version: Marmon, Shaun Elizabeth. Eunuchs and sacred boundaries in Islamic society. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995 (DLC) 93001084
ISBN 1429406380 (electronic book)
9781429406383 (electronic book)
019536127X
9780195361278
9780195071016 (alkaline paper)
0195071018 (alkaline paper)
1280525894
9781280525896
0195071018 (alkaline paper)

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