Sufis in medieval Baghdad: agency and the public sphere in the late Abbasid caliphate
"This book examines the political and social activities of Sufis in Baghdad in the period 1000-1258. It argues that Sufis played an important role in creating a public sphere that existed between ordinary subjects and the government. Drawing on Arabic sources and secondary literature, it explor...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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I.B. Tauris
2025
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2025 |
| Έκδοση: | This paperback edition published in 2025 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Islamische Gruppen: Sufis
B Social & Cultural History B Civil Society (Iraq) (Baghdad) History B Public Sphere (Iraq) (Baghdad) History B Middle East / Στρατηγός / HISTORY B Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte B Medieval History B Islam and civil society (Iraq) (Baghdad) History B Islamic Studies B Sufis (Iraq) (Baghdad) History B Ισλάμ (μοτίβο) / RELIGION / Σούφι B Bagdad B Sufism & Islamic mysticism B Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Erscheint auch als: 9780755647590 Erscheint auch als: 9780755647606 |
| Σύνοψη: | "This book examines the political and social activities of Sufis in Baghdad in the period 1000-1258. It argues that Sufis played an important role in creating a public sphere that existed between ordinary subjects and the government. Drawing on Arabic sources and secondary literature, it explores the role of Sufis and their institutions including their ribats or lodge houses, from the use of Sufis as political ambassadors to their role in redistributing charity to the poor. The book reveals the role of Sufism in structuring a wide range of social and political arrangements in this period. It also reveals the role of ordinary, non-elite actors who, by taking part in Sufi-affiliated religious or professional associations, were able take part in public life in late-Abbasid Baghdad"-- |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Φυσική περιγραφή: | vi, 178 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7556-4762-0 |
