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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Albany, N.Y.] :
State University of New York Press,
©1994.
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| Series: | SUNY series in medieval Middle East history.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | 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 Islamic societies was articulated, and in which complex negotiations of power have taken place. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook History Collection EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 231 pages) : maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585044465 9780585044460 |
