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The Power of Oratory in the Medieval Muslim World
Linda G. Jones
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hardcover. A remarkable book analysing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising rulers and inculcating moral values in the medieval Islamic world. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 3108 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3F; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX; HRH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. 3108 pages. A remarkable book analysing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising rulers and inculcating moral values in the medieval Islamic world. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FB; 3F; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX; HRH. Dimension: 162 x 228 x 25. Weight: 564.
Oratory and sermons had a fixed place in the religious and civic rituals of pre-modern Muslim societies and were indispensable for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising or challenging rulers and inculcating the moral values associated with being part of the Muslim community. While there has been abundant scholarship on medieval Christian and Jewish preaching, Linda G. Jones's book is the first to consider the significance of the tradition of pulpit oratory in the medieval Islamic world. Traversing Iberia and North Africa from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, the book analyses the power of oratory, the ritual juridical and rhetorical features ... Read more
Oratory and sermons had a fixed place in the religious and civic rituals of pre-modern Muslim societies and were indispensable for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising or challenging rulers and inculcating the moral values associated with being part of the Muslim community. While there has been abundant scholarship on medieval Christian and Jewish preaching, Linda G. Jones's book is the first to consider the significance of the tradition of pulpit oratory in the medieval Islamic world. Traversing Iberia and North Africa from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, the book analyses the power of oratory, the ritual juridical and rhetorical features ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
3108
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107023055
SKU
V9781107023055
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About Linda G. Jones
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.
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