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Beschreibung
This is the first book-length study of popular culture in a medieval Islamic city. Dr. Shoshan draws together a wealth of Arabic sources to explore popular religion against the background of the growing influence of Sufism, an important biography of Muhammad that was suppressed by the learned, and the origins and popular practices of the annual Nawruz festival. He also assesses the political beliefs and economic expectations of the Carene commoners and the complex relationship between the culture of the elite and that of the people of Cairo.
This is the first book-length study of popular culture in a medieval Islamic city. Dr. Shoshan draws together a wealth of Arabic sources to explore popular religion against the background of the growing influence of Sufism, an important biography of Muhammad that was suppressed by the learned, and the origins and popular practices of the annual Nawruz festival. He also assesses the political beliefs and economic expectations of the Carene commoners and the complex relationship between the culture of the elite and that of the people of Cairo.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. Sufism and the people; 2. Al-Bakri's biography of Muhammad; 3. The festival of Nawruz: A world turned upside down; 4. The politics and 'moral economy' of the Cairene crowd; 5. Popular culture and high culture in medieval Cairo; Appendix: Sufi Shaykhs in medieval Cairo.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780521432092
ISBN-10: 052143209X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Shoshan, Boaz
Redaktion: Morgan, David
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 235 x 157 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Boaz Shoshan
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.09.2003
Gewicht: 0,403 kg
Artikel-ID: 102508796