Ritual, politics, and the city in Fatimid Cairo /

This book provides an understanding of the complexities of political legitimacy in Islamic dynasties by examining Fatimid political culture in Egypt reconstructed from court rituals. The author approaches ritual as a dynamic process through which claims to political and religious authority in Islami...

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Main Author: Sanders, Paula (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Albany, N.Y.] : State University of New York Press, ©1994.
Series:SUNY series in medieval Middle East history.
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Online Access:CONNECT