A Learned Society in a Period of Transition: The Sunni "Ulama" of Eleventh Century Baghdad - Couverture rigide

Ephrat, Daphna

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 079144645X ISBN 13 : 9780791446454

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2000

Synopsis

Addresses the social significance of orthodox Islam during the medieval period in Baghdad.

This book develops a new approach to the process of institutionalization and its social significance by focusing on Baghdad during the Sunni revival. Ephrat asserts that the Sunni revival was a period during which the fluid society of the "learned," the 'ulama', emerged as a more defined and exclusive group. By unveiling the world of learning beyond its legal and organizational structures, this book explains how the Baghdadi 'ulama' constructed their social bonds and identities.

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À propos de l'auteur

Daphna Ephrat is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Philosophy, and Judaism at the Open University of Israel, and teaches undergraduate courses in the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew and Tel-Aviv Universities. She is the coauthor, with Nehemia Levtzion and Daniella Talmon-Heller, of An Introduction to Islamic Religion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 079144645X
• ISBN 13: 9780791446454
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 246
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• Personne responsable: non disponible