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) |
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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 |
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