Linda G Jones

Gebundenes Buch

The Power of Oratory in the Medieval Muslim World

Beschreibung

A remarkable book analysing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising rulers and inculcating moral values in the medieval Islamic world.

Autor

Linda G. Jones is Visiting Professor of History of Religions at the University of Barcelona. She is the co-author of the Handbook to Life in the Medieval World (with Madeline Pelner Cosman, 2007) and has been published in many journals, including The Bulletin of Middle East Medievalists, al-Qantara, Anuario de Estudios Medievales, Medieval Sermon Studies and Religion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 159mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9781107023055
• ISBN-10: 110702305X
• Artikelnr.: 35911678