The Cult of Saints among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria by Meri (English) Ha

Description: The Cult of Saints among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria by Meri This accessible study is the first critical investigation of the cult of saints among Muslims and Jews in medieval Syria and the Near East. Josef Meris critical reading of a wide range of contemporary sources reveals a vibrant religious culture in which the veneration of saints and pilgrimage to tombs and shrines were fundamental. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This accessible study is the first critical investigation of the cult of saints among Muslims and Jews in medieval Syria and the Near East. Through case studies of saints and their devotees, discussion of the architecture of monuments, examination of devotional objects, and analysis of ideas of holiness, Meri depicts the practices of living religion and explores the common heritage of all three monotheistic faiths. Critical readings of a wide range of contemporarysources - travel writing, geographical works, pilgrimage guides, legal writings, historical sources, hagiography, and biography - reveal a vibrant religious culture in which the veneration of saintsand pilgrimage to tombs and shrines were fundamental. Author Biography Josef Meri holds the doctorate from the University of Oxford (Wolfson College) and is a specialist in the social and cultural history of the medieval Islamic world and interfaith relations and is an historian of ideas. He is presently at work on a book entitled Sacred Landscapes of the Medieval Islamic World and is serving as General Editor of the forthcoming Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Table of Contents 1: Sacred Topography2: The Friends of God3: Experiencing the Holy: Sacred Ritual and Pilgrimage4: Jewish Pilgrimage5: Pilgrimage PlacesConclusion Review `Although the immediate focus of this work is highly specific its implications, like the phenomenon of sainthood itself, transcend time and space, imparting profound lessons to our troubled times, and especially in regard to contemporary Muslim-Jewish relations.Transcendent Philosophy Long Description This accessible study is the first critical investigation of the cult of saints among Muslims and Jews in medieval Syria and the Near East. Through case studies of saints and their devotees, discussion of the architecture of monuments, examination of devotional objects, and analysis of ideas of holiness, Meri depicts the practices of living religion and explores the common heritage of all three monotheistic faiths. Critical readings of a wide range of contemporarysources - travel writing, geographical works, pilgrimage guides, legal writings, historical sources, hagiography, and biography - reveal a vibrant religious culture in which the veneration of saints and pilgrimage to tombs and shrines were fundamental. Review Text `Although the immediate focus of this work is highly specific its implications, like the phenomenon of sainthood itself, transcend time and space, imparting profound lessons to our troubled times, and especially in regard to contemporary Muslim-Jewish relations.Transcendent Philosophy Review Quote This is a book of scholarly value that should prove important as a source for the more specialized study of individual cults and their sites. It is also distinctly thought-provoking and thus takes a worthy place in the ongoing study of the theological and sociological interrelationships of Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle East. Feature The first study of the cult of saints among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria and the Near EastUses a wide range of primary sources, many of which are here translated into English for the first timeIncludes a glossary of key Arabic and Hebrew wordsIncludes twelve photographs and illustrations of shrines Details ISBN0199250782 Short Title CULT OF SAINTS AMONG MUSLIMS & Series Oxford Oriental Monographs Language English ISBN-10 0199250782 ISBN-13 9780199250783 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DOI 10.1604/9780199250783 UK Release Date 2002-11-14 AU Release Date 2002-11-14 NZ Release Date 2002-11-14 Pages 342 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-11-14 DEWEY 296.095691 Illustrations halftones and 1 map Audience Professional & Vocational Author Meri We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97828550;

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