Atta Muhammad

Sufis in Medieval Baghdad

Agency and the Public Sphere in the Late Abbasid Caliphate

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780755647620
• ISBN-10: 0755647629
• Artikelnr.: 70947946

Autorenporträt

Atta Muhammad is Lecturer at Talim-ul-Islam College, Pakistan. He holds PhD from the University of Leeds, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Transliteration and Dates Introduction Chapter 1 The
Concept of the Public Sphere in Medieval Islamic Societies Chapter 2
Spaces for the Public Good in Medieval Islamic Societies Chapter 3 Baghdad
in the Late Abbasid Caliphate Chapter 4 The Ribat: An Institution of the
Public Sphere Chapter 5 Sufis' Relations with the Ruling Authorities and
their Contribution to the Public Sphere Conclusion Appendix: Maps and
tables Bibliography