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Popular Preaching and Religious Authority in the Medieval Islami
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- Popular Preaching and Religious Authority in the Medieval Islami
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- 9780295981260
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Popular Preaching and Religious Authority in the Medieval Islamic Near East
- Item Height
- 6.8in
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 15.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 155 Pages
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Islamic popular preachers and storytellers had enormous influence in defining common religious knowledge and faith in the medieval Near East. Jonathan Berkey?s book illuminates the popular culture of religious storytelling. It draws on chronicles, biographical dictionaries, sermons, and tales ? but especially on a number of medieval treatises critical of popular preachers, and also a vigorous defense of them which emerged in fourteenth-century Egyptian Sufi circles. Popular preachers drew inspiration and legitimacy from the rise of Sufi mysticism, with its emphasis on internal spiritual activity and direct enlightenment, enabling them to challenge or reinforce social and political hierarchies as they entertained the masses with tales of moral edification. As these charismatic figures developed a popular following, they often aroused the wrath of scholars and elites, who resented innovative interpretations of Islam that undermined orthodox religious authority and blurred social and gender barriers. Critics of popular preachers and storytellers worried that they would corrupt their audiences? understanding of Islam. Their defenders argued that preachers and storytellers could contribute to the consensus of the Islamic community as to what constituted acceptable religious knowledge. In the end, religious knowledge, and the definition of Islam as it was commonly understood, remained porous and flexible throughout the Middle Period, thanks in part to the activities of popular preachers and storytellers.
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Publisher
University of Washington Press
ISBN-10
0295981261
ISBN-13
9780295981260
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1860325
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Popular Preaching and Religious Authority in the Medieval Islamic Near East
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
155 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
6.8in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
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Lc Classification Number
Bp184.25.B47 2001
Grade from
College Graduate Student
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This concise but thickly documented study addresses one of the most important developments in early Islam relating to the interpretation of the Quran, conversion, and the definition of Muslim identity.... Specialists interested in a number of diverse fields from Quran interpretation and Sufism to narrative studies and authority will find a wealth of insights in this book.
Table of Content
Contents Preface Introduction Origins and Early Controversy Storytelling and Preaching in the Late Middle Period The Social and Political Context of Preaching Storytelling, Preaching, and Knowledge Conclusion: Storytelling, Preaching and the Problem of Religious Authority in Medieval Islam Notes Works Cited Index
Copyright Date
2001
Topic
Islam / Sufi, Islam / Rituals & Practice, Middle East / General
Lccn
2001-027015
Dewey Decimal
297.3/7/0902
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Religion, History
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