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The Cult of Saints Among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria

by Meri

  • Hardback
  • 342 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2.4 cm

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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 contemporary sources - 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.
  • Author

    Meri

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    November 2002

  • Weight

    541g

  • Page Count

    342

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199250783

  • ISBN-10

    0199250782

  • Eden Code

    1190683

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