In the Vicinity of the Righteous - Taylor
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This first in-depth scholarly study of the institution of "ziy?ra (visiting tombs), and its central role in the cult of Muslim saints in late medieval Egypt (1200-1500 A.D.), makes an original contribution to the social history of religion. It explores the range of meanings that saints held for the contemporary imagination through richly textured descriptions and analysis of the great cemetery of al-Qar?fa, the rituals of the "ziy?ra, and the entertaining stories told to pious visitors about the saints. It thus provides a vivid sense of this vital expression of Muslim spirituality. Through an…mehr

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This first in-depth scholarly study of the institution of "ziy?ra (visiting tombs), and its central role in the cult of Muslim saints in late medieval Egypt (1200-1500 A.D.), makes an original contribution to the social history of religion. It explores the range of meanings that saints held for the contemporary imagination through richly textured descriptions and analysis of the great cemetery of al-Qar?fa, the rituals of the "ziy?ra, and the entertaining stories told to pious visitors about the saints. It thus provides a vivid sense of this vital expression of Muslim spirituality. Through an examination of legal debates surrounding "ziy?ra, the dichotomous view of 'high' versus 'popular' religion is effectively challenged in favor of a more fluid model of cultural discourse.
Autorenporträt
Christopher S. Taylor, Ph.D. (1989) in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Middle East Studies Program at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.