Megan H. Reid

Law and Piety in Medieval Islam

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This intimate portrayal of the devotional life in early medieval Islamic society demonstrates how Islamic law defined holy behavior.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9780521889599
• ISBN-10: 0521889596
• Artikelnr.: 33260183

Autorenporträt

Megan H. Reid is Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The persistence of asceticism
2. 'Devote yourself to deeds you can bear': voluntary fasting and bodily piety
3. Charity, food, and the right of refusal
4. The devil at the fountain: problems in ritual
Conclusion.